Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 5,274 (30 June 2015) and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.9/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kangasniemi, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Toivakka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
There are all together 97 lakes in Hankasalmi. Biggest lakes are Kynsivesi-Leivonvesi, Armisvesi and Kuuhankavesi.
Hankasalmi Observatory
Hankasalmi Observatory
Traditional fish soup cooked in Hankasalmi
Traditional fish soup cooked in Hankasalmi
A man with a wooden hat in Hankasalmi
A man with a wooden hat in Hankasalmi
Sunset over the Lake Kuuhankavesi