Kurikka

Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E / 62.617; 22.400
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Kurikka
Town and municipality
Kurikan kaupunki
Kurikka stad
Church in Kurikka.
Church in Kurikka.
Town manager
Anna-Kaisa Pusa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi)
 • Land1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi)
 • Water7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
 • Rank36th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,760
 • Rank55th largest in Finland
 • Density11.46/km2 (29.7/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Kurikkalainen (Finnish)
From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect)
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.7%
 • 15 to 6454.7%
 • 65 or older30.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitekurikka.fi

Kurikka is a

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

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.

Kurikka central sports park with river scene.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.

Notable people

  • 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
  • Royal Dutch Shell
    chairman of the board
  • Veikko Uusimäki (1921–2008), actor and theater councilor

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kurikka is

twinned
with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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