It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 6,722
(30 June 2015) and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57sqmi) of
which 340.43km (131.44sqmi)
is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is
5.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.9/sqmi).