Seinäjoki
| Seinäjoki | |||
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| — Ceety — | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°47.5′N 022°50.5′E / 62.7917°N 22.8417°E | |||
| Kintra | Finland | ||
| Region | Soothren Ostrobothnie | ||
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Market town | 1931 | ||
| Town | 1960 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Ceety manager | Jorma Rasinmäki | ||
| Aurie(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Tot | 1,469.23 km2 (567.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Laund | 1,431.64 km2 (552.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Watter | 37.59 km2 (14.5 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 69t lairgest in Finland | ||
| Indwallers (2012-09-30)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 59,138 | ||
| - Rank | 17t lairgest in Finland | ||
| - Densitie | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) | ||
| Population bi native leid[3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| - Swadish | 0.2% | ||
| - Ithers | 1.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[4] | 19.25% | ||
| Wabsteid | www.seinajoki.fi | ||
Seinäjoki is a ceety that is the caipital o Soothren Ostrobothnie, Finland. Seinäjoki oreeginatit aroond the Östermyra bruk iron an gunpouder factories foondit in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market toun in 1931 an town in 1960. In the beginnin o 2009, the neighbourin municipalities o Nurmo an Ylistaro wur consolidatit wi Seinäjoki.
The toun library, Lakeuden Risti kirk an central admeenistrative biggins are designed bi Alvar Aalto.
The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears the toun's name.
Seinäjoki wis historically cawed Östermyra in Swadish. The day this name is vera seldom uised even amang the Swadish speakers.
Seinäjoki Airport is locatit in the neighbourin municipality o Ilmajoki, 11 kilometres (10 mi) sooth o Seinäjoki ceety centre.
References[edit]
- ↑ Area by municipality as of 1 Januar 2011 (Finnish an Swadish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
- ↑ VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.09.2012 (Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved on 17 October 2012. .
- ↑ Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 Dizember 2008. Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
- ↑ List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011. Tax Administration of Finland (29 November 2010). Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
