Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,400 and covers an area of 1,422.90 square kilometres (549.38 sq mi) of
which 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.4/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.