Ähtäri (Swedish: Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 5,485 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 910.87 square kilometres (351.69 sq mi) of which 105 km² (41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.6/sq mi). Ähtäri is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki.

Ähtäri Etseri
Town
Ähtärin kaupunki Etseri stad
Ähäri Church was designed by architect Bertel Liljequist, and built in 1937.
Coat of arms
Location of Ähtäri in Finland
Coordinates: 62°33′N 024°04′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter	1867
Town privileges	1986
Government
• Town manager	Jarmo Pienimäki
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	910.87 km2 (351.69 sq mi)
• Land	804.96 km2 (310.80 sq mi)
• Water	105 km2 (41 sq mi)
• Rank	97th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,485
• Rank	159th largest in Finland
• Density	6.81/km2 (17.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.3% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	0.6%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	13.4%
• 15 to 64	52.9%
• 65 or older	33.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	22.5%
Website	www.ahtari.fi

The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Ähtäri is known for its zoo and hotel Mesikämmen designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen which is partly built within bedrock. The biggest lake in the area is Ähtärinjärvi. There is also a relatively old and small board mill called Vääräkosken Pahvi in Ähtäri.

The largest private sector employers are Inhan Tehtaat, Silver-Veneet, Tankki, and Muovilami.

Notable people

• Anton Collin, cross country skier and road cyclist
• Eero Hiironen, sculptor and painter
• Kari Hirvonen, lead singer of Tango King
• Aki Hintsa, sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
• Toivo Korpela, preacher and speaker; fervent Laestadian and founder of the Korpela movement
• Niko Korsumäki, Snowcrossing World Championship bronze medalist
• Esa Latva-Äijö, actor
• Veikko Mattila, Member of Parliament
• Matti Pekkanen, engineer and politician
• Emanuel Pohjaväre, Member of Parliament
• Mikko Savola, Member of Parliament
• Topi Sorsakoski, musician
• Antti Tammilehto, musician
• Seppo Tammilehto, musician
• Edvard Valpas-Hänninen, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland

Notable groups

• Noumena, melodic death metal band

See also

• Finnish national road 58

References

External links

• Media related to Ähtäri at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Ähtäri – Official website

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На других языках

[ru] Эхтяри