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Järviseutu

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Järviseutu
Järviseudun seutukunta
Location of Järviseutu
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
CapitalAlajärvi
Population
 (2014)
 • Total21,531
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Järviseutu is a subdivision of Southern Ostrobothnia and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

Municipalities

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Coat of arms Municipality
Alajärven vaakuna Alajärvi (town)
Evijärven vaakuna Evijärvi (municipality)
Lappajärven vaakuna Lappajärvi (municipality)
Soinin vaakuna Soini (municipality)
Vimpelin vaakuna Vimpeli (municipality)

Changes

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Three changes happened to this sub-region on January 1, 2009:

Dialects

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The dialects of the municipalities in the sub-region are very similar to each other. They are considered Savonian dialects, however they lack many characteristic features associated with Savonian speech. These dialects are fairly similar to standard Finnish. A similar dialect is also used in Ähtäri, Keuruu and Pihlajavesi.[1]

Politics

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Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

References

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  1. ^ "Savolaismurteiden alue". sokl.uef.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2022.