Keuruu
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Keuruu (Swedish: Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region.The municipality 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] There are 316 lakes in Keuruu, the largest of which are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi and Liesjärvi.[3] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969.
Notable individuals
- Abraham Kingelin, merchant, shipowner and industrialist
- Anssi Nykänen, drummer
- Einari Vuorela, writer
- Hannele Huovi, writer
- Herpman brothers, local rebels against Russian rule between 1712-1721
- Joni Lius, ice hockey player
- Juha Kukkamo, middle and cross-country runner, as well as a sprinter
- Jukka Rautakorpi, professional ice hockey coach
- Kalevi Sorsa, former Prime Minister of Finland
- Katja Joutsijoki, freelance actor
- Kirsi Neuvonen, artist and printmaker
- Lauri Oinonen, politician
- Maria Raunio, seamstress, Social Democratic advocate and Member of Parliament
- Matias Saxberg, pastor and murderer
- Matti Kassila, film director
- Miisa Rotola-Pukkila
- Mirjami Kuosmanen, actress
- Olavi Päivänsalo, politician
- Olli Palola, ice hockey player
- Onni Oja, artist
- Pirkko Vahtero, graphic designer and heraldist
- Raimo Peltonen
- Risto Köykkä, poet
- Risto Sulkava, biologist and Chairman of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
- Toivo Haapala, Pentecostal leader and Christian writer
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Keuruu is twinned with:
Gallery
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Summer night at Nyyssänniemi Camping
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The new church
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Pihlajavesi wilderness church
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The town hall
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Keuruu railway station
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A street view
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Another street view
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Diving tower in Keuruu
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Lake Yltiä in Keuruu
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Haapamäki railway station
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An old level crossing at Haapamäki Steam Locomotive Museum
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Keuruu Old Church
References
- Notes
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Keuruu". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Szarvas Town". szarvas.hu. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
External links
Media related to Keuruu at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Keuruu – Official website Template:Fi icon
- Keuruun Pallo – A football club, infamous for losing their every single game in the Finnish division 2 Template:Fi icon