page_title: Haapavesi
hierarchical_section_title: Haapavesi
caption_attribution_description: English: The old church of Haapavesi was built 1784. The church was destroyed in a fire in 1981.
context_page_description: Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 6,853 and covers an area of 1,086.11 square kilometres of which 36.41 km² is water. The population density is 6.53 inhabitants per square kilometre. Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.
  The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
  The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival which gathers folkmusicians together.
  At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.
context_section_description: Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region.  The town has a population of 6,853 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 1,086.11 square kilometres (419.35 sq mi) of which 36.41 km² (14.06 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.
  The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
  The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival which gathers folkmusicians together.
  At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres (1,073 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.
caption: Old church of Haapavesi
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