Lappajärvi

Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, 80 kilometres (50 mi) to Kokkola and 117 kilometres (73 mi) to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 2,791 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 522.98 square kilometres (201.92 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/sq mi).

This article is about the municipality of Finland. For the lake, see Lake Lappajärvi.
Lappajärvi
Municipality
Lappajärven kunta
Lappajärvi kommun
Coat of arms of Lappajärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Lappajärvi in Finland
Location of Lappajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionJärviseutu sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerSami Alasara
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total522.98 km2 (201.92 sq mi)
 • Land420.84 km2 (162.49 sq mi)
 • Water102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
 • Rank200th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total2,791
 • Rank224th largest in Finland
 • Density6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others0.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1413.9%
 • 15 to 6450.3%
 • 65 or older35.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lappajarvi.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland.

Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.

Notable people born in Lappajärvi

See also

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, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  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.

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