Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki is a ceety that is the caipital o Soothren Ostrobothnie, Finland. Seinäjoki oreeginatit aroond the Östermyra bruk iron an gunpouder factories foondit in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, mercat toun in 1931 an town in 1960. In the beginnin o 2009, the neighbourin municipalities o Nurmo an Ylistaro wur consolidatit wi Seinäjoki.
Seinäjoki | |
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Ceety | |
| Seinäjoen kaupunki | |
 Lakeuden Risti Kirk | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location of Seinäjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°47.5′N 022°50.5′E / 62.7917°N 22.8417°ECoordinates: 62°47.5′N 022°50.5′E / 62.7917°N 22.8417°E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Soothren Ostrobothnie |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Market town | 1931 |
| Town | 1960 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Ceety manager | Jorma Rasinmäki |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1469.23 km2 (567.27 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 1431.64 km2 (552.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 37.59 km2 (14.51 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 48t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 65,377 |
| • Rank | 16t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 45.67/km2 (118.3/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 0.2% |
| • Ithers | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 66.8% |
| • 65 or aulder | 15% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.seinajoki.fi |
The toun leebrar, Lakeuden Risti kirk an central admeenistrative biggins are designed bi Alvar Aalto.
The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears the toun's name.
Seinäjoki wis historically cawed Östermyra in Swadish. The day this name is vera seldom uised even amang the Swadish speakers.
Seinäjoki Airport is locatit in the neighbourin municipality o Ilmajoki, 11 kilometres (10 mi) sooth o Seinäjoki ceety centre.
References
eedit- ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
- ↑ "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 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.
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