Kurikka | |
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Town and municipality | |
| Kurikan kaupunki Kurikka stad | |
 Church in Kurikka. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kurikka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Market town | 1966 |
| City rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anna-Kaisa Pusa |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,760 |
| • Rank | 55th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.46/km2 (29.7/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Kurikkalainen (Finnish) From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.7% |
| • 65 or older | 30.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | kurikka |
Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,760 (31 December 2023)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 11.46/km2 (29.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kurikka is one of the biggest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.
The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009 and municipality of Jalasjärvi on 1 January 2016.
Transport[edit]
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.
Notable people[edit]
- Arsi Harju (born 1974), shot putter, olympic gold medalist 2000
- Joni Isomäki (born 1985), former ice hockey player
- Juha Mieto (born 1949), former cross country skier
- Jorma Ollila (born 1950), Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman of the board
- Veikko Uusimäki (1921–2008), actor and theater councilor
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Kurikka is twinned with:
Ockelbo Municipality, Sweden
Melhus, Norway
Holmegaard, Denmark
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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 Kurikka at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Kurikka – Official website
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