Kurikka

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 20,199 (31 December 2021)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 905.66 km2 (349.68 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 22.3/km2 (58/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kurikka
Town and municipality
Kurikan kaupunki
Kurikka stad
Church
Location of Kurikka in Finland
Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki sub-region
Founded1868
Market town1966
City rights1977
Government
  Town managerAnna-Kaisa Pusa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi)
  Land905.66 km2 (349.68 sq mi)
  Water7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
  Rank36th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total20,199
  Rank52nd largest in Finland
  Density22.3/km2 (58/sq mi)
  Demonym
Kurikkalainen (Finnish)
From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect)
Population by native language
  Finnish98.8% (official)
  Swedish0.3%
  Others0.9%
Population by age
  0 to 1414.7%
  15 to 6454.7%
  65 or older30.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.kurikka.fi

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

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kurikka is twinned with:

References

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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