Seinäjoki
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| 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 | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Market town | 1931 | ||
| Town | 1960 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Jorma Rasinmäki | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,469.32 km2 (567.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,431.48 km2 (552.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 37.84 km2 (14.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 65th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 56,578 | ||
| - Density | 39.52/km2 (102.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 17th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 1.1% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 18.3% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 66.8% | ||
| - 65 or older | 15% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.seinajoki.fi | ||
Seinäjoki is a city located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960. In the beginning of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro were consolidated with Seinäjoki.
The Town library, Lakeuden Risti church and central administrative buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto.
Seinäjoki is known for hosting three large summer events: "Tangomarkkinat", which is a tango festival attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually, Vauhtiajot, which is a motor racing event with music and Provinssirock, which is the biggest rock festival in Finland.
The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears its name.
Seinäjoki was historically called Östermyra in Swedish. Today, this name is very seldom used even by Swedish speakers.
Seinäjoki Airport is located in the neighbouring municipality of Ilmajoki, 11 kilometres (10 mi) south of Seinäjoki city centre.
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[edit] Sights
- Lakeuden Risti ("the cross of the plains")
- Alvar Aalto's cultural and administrative centre
- the Southern Ostrobothnia District Museum
- the Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd museum
- Törnävä church
- the railway exhibition
[edit] Other points of interest
- Törnävä tourist centre
- the Suviyö trotting-race
- the summer theatre
- the Jouppilanvuori winter sports centre
- the Seinäjoki City theatre
- Provinssirock
- Tangomarkkinat
- Vauhtiajot
[edit] Notable people
- Arto Saari, skateboarder
- Paula Koivuniemi, singer
- Jorma Ollila, businessman
- The Dudesons, aka Extreme Duudsonit
- Pekka Koskela, speed skater
[edit] Statistics
- Population: 31,696 (2003), 35,918 (2005 after consolidation with Peräseinäjoki) and 56,229 (2009 after consolidation with Nurmo and Ylistaro).
- Annual growth: 624
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Seinäjoki is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Seinäjoki at Wikimedia Commons- Seinäjoki travel guide from Wikitravel
- Seinäjoki – Official website
- Provinssirock – rock festival
- Tangomarkkinat – tango festival
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