Kempele
Kempele | |
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Municipality | |
| Kempeleen kunta Kempele kommun | |
Holy Trinity Church, Kempele | |
Location of Kempele in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°54′45″N 025°30′30″E / 64.91250°N 25.50833°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Tuomas Lohi |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 110.34 km2 (42.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 110.14 km2 (42.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 294th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 19,673 |
| • Rank | 56th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 178.62/km2 (462.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 23.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.4% |
| • 65 or older | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 90440, 90450 |
| Website | www |
Kempele is a municipality 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the city of Oulu and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Oulu Airport in Northern Finland. Historically it was in the province of Oulu, but today it is in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The population of Kempele is 19,673 (31 March 2025) and the municipality covers an area of 110.32 square kilometres (42.59 sq mi) (excluding sea), of which 0.21 square kilometres (0.081 sq mi) is inland waters (2018-01-01). The population density is 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) (31 March 2025). The municipality of Kempele was founded in 1867.
Kempele is the birthplace of former NHL goaltender Pekka Rinne.
The neighbouring municipalities are Liminka, Oulu and Tyrnävä.