Lappajärvi

Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°E / 63.217; 23.633
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Lappajärvi
Municipality
Lappajärven kunta
Lappajärvi kommun
Location of Lappajärvi in Finland
Location of Lappajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°E / 63.217; 23.633
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionJärviseutu sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerSami Alasara
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total522.98 km2 (201.92 sq mi)
 • Land420.89 km2 (162.51 sq mi)
 • Water102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
 • Rank200th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,789
 • Rank225th largest in Finland
 • Density6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.6% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.9%
 • 15 to 6450.3%
 • 65 or older35.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lappajarvi.fi

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).

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]

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References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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