Tervo

Tervo is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,409 (26 October 2023),[2] making it Northern Savonia's least populous municipality. It covers an area of 494.30 square kilometres (190.85 sq mi) of which 146.52 km² (56.57 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/sq mi).

Tervo
Municipality
Tervon kunta Tervo kommun
Kolu canal
Coat of arms
Location of Tervo in Finland
Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Inner Savonia sub-region
Charter	1926
Government
• Municipal manager	Olli-Pekka Salminen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	494.30 km2 (190.85 sq mi)
• Land	347.71 km2 (134.25 sq mi)
• Water	146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi)
• Rank	222nd largest in Finland
Population  (2023-10-26)[2]
• Total	1,409
• Rank	281st largest in Finland
• Density	4.05/km2 (10.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	1.9%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	9.2%
• 15 to 64	51.6%
• 65 or older	39.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.tervo.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, and Vesanto. 30% of its area is covered by water. Summer cottages are as prevalent as households. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Marko Hietala, the bass player for Nightwish, is from Tervo.