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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 20,199 (31 December 2021)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 905.66 km2 (349.68 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 22.3/km2 (58/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kurikka | |
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Town and municipality | |
| Kurikan kaupunki Kurikka stad | |
 Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kurikka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′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 | 905.66 km2 (349.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,199 |
| • Rank | 52nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 22.3/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Kurikkalainen (Finnish) From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.kurikka.fi |
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
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.
Notable people
- Juha Mieto (born 1949), former cross country skier
- Jorma Ollila (born 1950), Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman of the board
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kurikka is twinned with:
Ockelbo Municipality, Sweden
Melhus, Norway
Holmegaard, Denmark
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Kurikka at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Kurikka – Official website
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На других языках
- [en] Kurikka
[ru] Курикка
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