Kurikka
Kurikka | |
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Town and municipality | |
| Kurikan kaupunki Kurikka stad | |
 Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kurikka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Market town | 1966 |
| City rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anna-Kaisa Pusa |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,580 |
| • Rank | 57th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.35/km2 (29.4/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Kurikkalainen (Finnish) From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.7% |
| • 65 or older | 30.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kurikka.fi |
Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,580 (31 August 2024)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 11.35/km2 (29.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kurikka is recognized not only as a dynamic town of trade and business activities but also as an important hub of agriculture. Tens of small to medium-sized furniture manufacturers create design furniture to the Northern European market. Kurikka is at the same time comfortably small and big enough, with excellent services nearby, and a very nice nature surrounding the whole town.
Residents of Kurikka can live in a modern fashion in the town centre or in a peaceful countryside setting. The spirit of the town includes a lot of entrepreneurship and activity, features typical of South Ostrobothnia – and also more and more international elements. Kurikka has a very advanced public school system including elementary, high school and secondary grade education, and high-quality healthcare system provided by the municipality.
The town of Kurikka is financially very stable. Kurikka is one of the biggest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.
The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009 and municipality of Jalasjärvi on 1 January 2016.
Notable people
- Juha Mieto (born 1949), former cross country skier
- Jorma Ollila (born 1950), Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman of the board
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kurikka is twinned with:
Ockelbo Municipality, Sweden
Melhus, Norway
Holmegaard, Denmark
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Kurikka at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Kurikka – Official website
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