Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki | |
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Ceety | |
| Seinäjoen kaupunki | |
 Lakeuden Risti Kirk | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location of Seinäjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°47.5′N 022°50.5′E / 62.7917°N 22.8417°ECoordinates: 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 |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1469.23 km2 (567.27 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 1431.64 km2 (552.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 37.59 km2 (14.51 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 48t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,366 |
| • Rank | 17t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 44.26/km2 (114.6/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 0.2% |
| • Ithers | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 66.8% |
| • 65 or aulder | 15% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% |
| Website | 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, mercat 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 leebrar, 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[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2019.
- ↑ "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 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
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