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*[[Juha Mieto]] (born 1949), former cross country skier
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*[[Jorma Ollila]] (born 1950), [[Nokia]] and [[Royal Dutch Shell]] chairman of the board
*[[Jorma Ollila]] (born 1950), [[Nokia]] and [[Royal Dutch Shell]] chairman of the board
*[[Veikko Uusimäki]] (1921–2008), actor and theater councilor


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==International relations==

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Kurikka
Town and municipality
Kurikan kaupunki
Kurikka stad
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Kurikka
Coat of arms
Location of Kurikka in Finland
Location of Kurikka in Finland
Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E / 62.617; 22.400
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki sub-region
Founded1868
Market town1966
City rights1977
Government
 • Town managerAnna-Kaisa Pusa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi)
 • Land1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi)
 • Water7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
 • Rank36th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
19,515
 • Rank59th largest in Finland
 • Density11.32/km2 (29.3/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Kurikkalainen (Finnish)
From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.6% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others2.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.7%
 • 15 to 6454.7%
 • 65 or older30.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.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 19,515 (31 October 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 11.32/km2 (29.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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.

Kurikka

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kurikka is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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