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Lestijärvi is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothniaregion. The municipality has a population of 659 (31 October 2024),[6] which makes it the smallest municipality of Mainland Finland in terms of population. It covers an area of 559.06 square kilometres (215.85 sq mi) of which 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.5/sq mi).
This small, isolated rural area suffers from depopulation as in many other similar parts of Finland. The local community provide a subsidy of €1,000 p.a. to families who have a child and stay in the community. Other areas of Finland have similar schemes, such as providing very cheap land. After several years, the subsidy seems to be increasing the number of children in the community.[7]
