Kuortane

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Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Kuortane in Finland

Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E / 62.8083; 23.5083Country

FinlandRegionSouth OstrobothniaSub-regionKuusiokunnat sub-regionGovernment

• Municipal managerTeemu PuolijokiArea

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total484.88 km² (187.21 sq mi) • Land462.37 km² (178.52 sq mi) • Water22.72 km² (8.77 sq mi) • Rank189th largest in FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,381 • Rank206th largest in Finland • Density7.31/km² (18.9/sq mi)Population by native language

^[2]

• Finnish97.6% (official) • Swedish0.2% • Others2.2%Population by age

^[3]

• 0 to 1413.9% • 15 to 6453.1% • 65 or older33.1%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitewww.kuortane.fi

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,381 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km² (8.77 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 7.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.9/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.

Notable people

Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), architect and designer
Osmo Ala-Honkola (1939–2020), Olympic sport shooter
Reino Ala-Kulju (1898–1983), Lutheran clergyman, politician, and teacher
Mira Suhonen (born 1985), Olympic sport shooter

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.