Alajärvi

It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,492 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,056.74 square kilometres (408.01 sq mi) of which 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.4/sq mi).

Alajärvi
Town
Alajärven kaupunki
Alajärvi stad
Alajärvi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Alajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 023°49′E
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionJärviseutu sub-region
Charter1869
Town privileges1986
Government
 • Town managerVesa Koivunen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,056.74 km2 (408.01 sq mi)
 • Land1,008.76 km2 (389.48 sq mi)
 • Water47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi)
Area rank78th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total9,492
 • Rank105th largest in Finland
 • Density9.41/km2 (24.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.8%
 • 15 to 6461.1%
 • 65 or older20.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.5%
Websitewww.alajarvi.fi

Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

The town is unilingually Finnish; there are few immigrants.

The Alajärvi church was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, and completed in 1836.[6]

The administrative centre and library buildings are based on designs by Alvar Aalto.[7]

The town is home to the Nelimarkka Museum. The museum was built by the painter Eero Nelimarkka. It was designed by his friend, the architect Hilding Ekelund.[8]

Though a small town, Alajärvi has a few shops, namely Supermarket, Tokmanni, Lidl and a few others. In 2013 a public natatorium was opened, which also includes a weight room.

The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009.

People
  • The sun in Alajärvi, Finland.
  • Lake Alajärvi, 2017
  • Alajärvi municipal border sign
  • Alajärvi plains
  • field in Alajärvi, 2014
  • Market in Alajärvi

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Gabrielin kirkko - Alajärven kirkko". AlajarvenSeurakunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Alvar Aalto in Alajärvi". AlvarAalto.fi. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. "Nelimarkka-Museo". www.nelimarkka-museo.fi. Retrieved 2019-04-11.

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