Haapavesi

Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)^[1] and covers an area of ^{[convert: invalid number]} of which ^{[convert: invalid number]} is water.^[2] The population density is ^{[convert: invalid number]}. Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival^[3] 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 (Finnish: Haapaveden opisto) 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

Aappo Luomajoki, cross-country skier
Aapo Heikkilä, investor
Aarne Ehojoki, architect
Ahti Pekkala, politician
Aki Kangasharju, Nordea's chief economist
Antti Rantonen, traditional kantele musician, father of mixed playing style
Ari Nurkkala, Mayor of Hyrynsalmi
Arvo Ojalehto, weightlifter
Edvard Vähäsarja, Jäger lieutenant
Eeva Tojkander, poet
Fanny Friman, poet
Hannu Karjalainen, artist
Hans Perttula, minister
Juha Junno, ice hockey coach
Juho Ritola, skier
K.E. Sonck, translator, schoolteacher and writer
Leevi Karsikas, writer
Liisa Rentola, teacher and writer (lived in Haapavesi)
Marko Ritola, sprinter
Martti Pokela, folk musician and composer
Matti Koskenkorva, cross-country skier
Matti Luttinen, politician
Matti Viinamaa, poet
Nora Pöyhönen, hortoculturist and school director
Pasi Jääskeläinen, playwright, actor, singer and Kantele-player
Pauliina Turakka Purhonen, artist
Sami Niku, ice hockey player
Sauli Rytky, cross-country skier
Taavi Törmälehto, Mannerheim Cross knight
Tapani Niku, cross-country skier
Tuukka Veikkola, musician alias "Xtrullor"
Teuvo Hatunen, skier
Teuvo Karsikas, schoolteacher and writer
Ville Mattila, cross-country skier and Olympic medalist
Väinö Karihtala, writer
Yrjö Komu, politician and Member of Parliament

References

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^ Haapavesi Folk Music Festival

External links

Media related to Haapavesi at Wikimedia Commons

Town of Haapavesi – Official website
Haapavesi Folk Music Festival

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v t e Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia
Municipalities	Alavieska Haapajärvi Haapavesi Hailuoto Ii Kalajoki Kempele Kuusamo Kärsämäki Liminka Lumijoki Merijärvi Muhos Nivala Oulainen Oulu Pudasjärvi Pyhäjoki Pyhäjärvi Pyhäntä Raahe Reisjärvi Sievi Siikajoki Siikalatva Taivalkoski Tyrnävä Utajärvi Vaala Ylivieska
Former	Haukipudas Himanka Kestilä Kiiminki Kuivaniemi Oulujoki Oulunsalo Paavola Pattijoki Piippola Pulkkila Rantsila Rautio Revonlahti Ruukki Saloinen Temmes Vihanti Yli-Ii Ylikiiminki
North Ostrobothnia Finland

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International	FAST ISNI VIAF
National	Israel Finland 2 United States
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