Kurikka

Kurikka
Town and municipality
Kurikan kaupunki
Kurikka stad
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Kurikka
Location of Kurikka in Finland
Location of Kurikka in Finland
Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E / 62.617; 22.400Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E / 62.617; 22.400
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki sub-region
Founded1868
Market town1966
City rights1977
Government
 • Town managerAnna-Kaisa Pusa
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • 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)
 • Total20,199
 • Rank52nd largest in Finland
 • Density22.3/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • DemonymKurikkalainen (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 rate21%
Websitewww.kurikka.fi

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) 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). The population density is 22.3/km2 (58/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kurikka is twinned with:


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