Lappajärvi
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Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, 80 kilometres (50 mi) to Kokkola and 117 kilometres (73 mi) to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 2,789 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 522.98 square kilometres (201.92 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/sq mi).
Lappajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Lappajärven kunta Lappajärvi kommun | |
Location of Lappajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Alasara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 522.98 km2 (201.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 420.89 km2 (162.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 200th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,789 |
| • Rank | 225th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 35.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.lappajarvi.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland.
Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.
Notable people born in Lappajärvi edit
- Johannes Bäck (1872 – 1952)
- Aleksi Hakala (1886 – 1959)
- Veikko Savela (1919 – 2015)
- Jarmo Övermark (1955 – )
- Arto Melleri (1956 – 2005)
- Seppo Särkiniemi (1957 – )
- Jussi Lampi (1961 – )
- Timo Kotipelto (1969 – )
- Petra Olli (1994 – )
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Lappajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lappajärvi – Official website