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Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Kuortane
Municipality
Kuortaneen kunta
Kuortane kommun
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E / 62.8083; 23.5083
Country Finland
Region South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kuusiokunnat
Government
 • Municipal managerTeemu Puolijoki
Area
 (2018年01月01日)[1]
 • Total
484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi)
 • Land462.37 km2 (178.52 sq mi)
 • Water22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
 • Rank189th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024年12月31日)[2]
 • Total
3,336
 • Rank206th largest in Finland
 • Density7.22/km2 (18.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97.6% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others2.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.9%
 • 15 to 6453.1%
 • 65 or older33.1%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
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Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,336 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.7/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395 . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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