Ähtäri

Ähtäri
Etseri
Town
Ähtärin kaupunki
Ähäri Church was designed by architect Bertel Liljequist, and built in 1937.

Coat of arms

Location of Ähtäri in Finland
Coordinates: 62°33′N 024°04′E / 62.550°N 24.067°E / 62.550; 24.067Coordinates: 62°33′N 024°04′E / 62.550°N 24.067°E / 62.550; 24.067
Country  Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter 1867
Town privileges 1986
Government
 • Town manager Jarmo Pienimäki 
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 910.87 km2 (351.69 sq mi)
 • Land 804.96 km2 (310.80 sq mi)
 • Water 105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Area rank 97th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 5,788
 • Rank 157th largest in Finland
 • Density 7.19/km2 (18.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.3% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.6%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.3%
 • 15 to 64 63%
 • 65 or older 21.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.75%
Website www.ahtari.fi

Ähtäri (Swedish: Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 5,788 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 910.87 square kilometres (351.69 sq mi) of which 105 km2 (41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Ähtäri is known for its zoo and hotel Mesikämmen designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen which is partly built within bedrock. The biggest lake in the area is Ähtärinjärvi. There is also a relatively old and small board mill called Vääräkosken Pahvi in Ähtäri.

The largest private sector employers are Inhan Tehtaat, Silver-Veneet, Tankki, and Muovilami.

Notable individuals

  • Aki Hintsa, sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
  • Anton Collin, cross country skier and road cyclist
  • Antti Tammilehto, musician
  • Edvard Valpas-Hänninen, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland
  • Eero Hiironen, sculptor and painter
  • Emanuel Pohjaväre, Member of Parliament
  • Kari Hirvonen, lead singer of Tango King
  • Matti Pekkanen, engineer and politician
  • Mikko Savola, Member of Parliament
  • Niko Korsumäki, Snowcrossing World Championship bronze medalist
  • Seppo Tammilehto, musician
  • Toivo Korpela, preacher and speaker; fervent Laestadian and founder of the Korpela movement
  • Topi Sorsakoski, musician
  • Veikko Mattila, Member of Parliament

Notable Groups

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


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