Artjärvi

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Artjärvi
—  Municipality  —
Artjärven kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Artjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°44.8′N 026°03.2′E / 60.7467°N 26.0533°E / 60.7467; 26.0533Coordinates: 60°44.8′N 026°03.2′E / 60.7467°N 26.0533°E / 60.7467; 26.0533
Country Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 - Municipal manager Kimmo Kuparinen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 197.33 km2 (76.2 sq mi)
 - Land 177.01 km2 (68.3 sq mi)
 - Water 20.32 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Area rank 311th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 1,460
 - Density 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi)
Population rank 322nd largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 97.8% (official)
 - Swedish 0.8%
 - Others 1.4%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 14.1%
 - 15 to 64 59.7%
 - 65 or older 26.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.artjarvi.fi

Artjärvi (Swedish: Artsjö) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 1,460 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 197.33 square kilometres (76.19 sq mi) of which 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.4 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Ursa's Tähtikallio observatory in Artjärvi