It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,305
(30 June 2015) and covers an area of 746.58 square kilometres (288.26sqmi) of
which 281.2km (108.6sqmi)
is water. The population density is
4.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.8/sqmi).