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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 2,868 (31 December 2021)[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 6.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.6/sq mi).
Lappajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Lappajärven kunta Lappajärvi kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lappajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Alasara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 522.98 km2 (201.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 420.84 km2 (162.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 200th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,868 |
| • Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.81/km2 (17.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 35.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.lappajarvi.fi |
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
- Johannes Bäck (1872 – 1952)
- Aleksi Hakala (1886 – 1959)
- Veikko Savela (1919 – 2015)
- Jarmo Övermark (1955 – )
- Arto Melleri (1956 – 2005)
- Seppo Särkiniemi (1957 – )
- Jussi Lampi (1961 – )
- Timo Kotipelto (1969 – )
- Petra Olli (1994 – )
See also
- Lappajärvi Church
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 Lappajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lappajärvi – Official website
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На других языках
- [en] Lappajärvi
[ru] Лаппаярви (община)
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