Kempele

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Kempele
Municipality
Kempeleen kunta Kempele kommun
Holy Trinity Church, Kempele
Coat of arms
Location of Kempele in Finland
Coordinates: 64°54′45″N 025°30′30″E / 64.91250°N 25.50833°E / 64.91250; 25.50833
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulu
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipality manager	Tuomas Lohi
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• 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  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,652
• Rank	57th largest in Finland
• Density	178.43/km2 (462.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Sami	0.1%
• Others	1.4%
Population by age [4]
• 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.fi

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 19,652 (31 December 2024) 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 178 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) (31 December 2024). 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.