Leppävirta

== Finnish == === Etymology === From leppä (“alder”) +‎ virta (“stream, river”). The place name (originally for a river) is probably originally after the nearby island Leppäsalo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ/, [ˈle̞pːæˌʋirt̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -irtɑ Syllabification(key): Lep‧pä‧vir‧ta Hyphenation(key): Leppä‧virta === Proper noun === Leppävirta a municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== (municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Leppävirta" is Leppävirralla. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Leppävirta → Swedish: Leppävirta ==== Statistics ==== The surname Leppävirta belongs to 27 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===