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Haapavesi

Coordinates: 64°08.5′N 025°22′E / 64.1417°N 25.367°E / 64.1417; 25.367
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Haapavesi
Town
Haapaveden kaupunki
Coat of arms of Haapavesi
Coat of arms
Location of Haapavesi in Finland
Location of Haapavesi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°08.5′N 025°22′E / 64.1417°N 25.367°E / 64.1417; 25.367
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSiikalatva
Charter1866
Town privileges1996
Government
 • Town managerKimmo Hinno
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,086.11 km2 (419.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,050.47 km2 (405.59 sq mi)
 • Water36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
 • Rank75th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total
6,404
 • Rank145th largest in Finland
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.4% (official)
 • Others3.6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1420.1%
 • 15 to 6455.7%
 • 65 or older24.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.haapavesi.fi

Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of 6,404 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,086.11 square kilometres (419.35 sq mi) of which 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Old church of Haapavesi

The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival[6] which gathers folkmusicians together.

At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres (1,073 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.

Haapavesi Folk High School

The Haapavesi Folk High School (Template:Lang-fi) is an ideologically independent boarding school. Haapavesi Folk High School is one of the eleven folk high schools cooperating in the HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. HUMAK offers education and training in the fields of Civic and youth work, Cultural management and production as well as Sign language interpreter. In Haapavesi Unit of HUMAK the focus is on civic and youth work.

Notable individuals

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Haapavesi Folk Music Festival

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