Alajärvi ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑlɑˌjærʋi] ; lit. ' lower lake ' ) is a town and municipality of Finland . It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region . The town has a population of 9,084 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 1,056.74 square kilometres (408.01 sq mi) of which 47.99 km (18.53 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.3/sq mi). The town is unilingually Finnish .
10-551: The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009. The neighboring municipalities of Alajärvi are Alavus , Kuortane , Kyyjärvi , Lappajärvi , Lapua , Perho , Soini , Vimpeli and Ähtäri . In 1967, Alajärvi had eight legally recognized villages (henkikirjakylät) : In 2018, 11.2% of the workforce of Alajärvi worked in primary production ( agriculture , forestry and fishing ), 29.9% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing , construction and infrastructure ), and 57.1% in services . In 2019,
20-611: Is a former municipality of Finland . It was consolidated to Alajärvi on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region . The municipality had a population of 1,850 (2006) and covered an area of 291.32 km² of which 18.88 km² is water. The population density was 7.2 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish . [REDACTED] Media related to Lehtimäki at Wikimedia Commons This Western Finland location article
30-471: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Western Finland Western Finland ( Finnish : Länsi-Suomen lääni , Swedish : Västra Finlands län ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu , Eastern Finland and Southern Finland . It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland . Tampere was the largest city of the province. On September 1, 1997
40-575: The Province of Turku and Pori , the Province of Vaasa , the Province of Central Finland , the northern parts of the Province of Häme and the western parts of the Mikkeli Province were joined to form the then new Province of Western Finland. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities;
50-970: The Church of Gabriel cemetery (1918, 1940, 1944), and the Administrative Centre (1965-1970) and Library (design 1966, built 1991). The town is home to the Nelimarkka Museum. The museum was built by the painter Eero Nelimarkka . It was designed by his friend, the architect Hilding Ekelund . The men's pesäpallo club Alajärven Ankkurit competes in the Superpesis national league, playing at Kitro Stadium . Also, Alvar Aalto spent summers in Alajärvi in his youth and even lived there until his marriage in 1925. [REDACTED] Media related to Alajärvi at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] Alajärvi travel guide from Wikivoyage Lehtim%C3%A4ki Lehtimäki
60-428: The age of 64. The average age was 46.1, above the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 44.7. Speakers of Finnish made up 96.8% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.1%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 3.0%. Foreign nationals made up 2.8% of the total population. The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Alajärvi from 1975 to 2020, encompasses
70-409: The coordinates of 75 people were unknown. This made Alajärvi's degree of urbanization 61.6%. The urban population in the municipality was divided between three urban areas as follows: Alajärvi has a subarctic climate ( Dfc ). https://kilotavu.com/fmi-tilastot.php?taulukkomoodi=true In 2020, 17.4% of the population of Alajärvi was under the age of 15, 54.3% were aged 15 to 64, and 28.3% were over
80-572: The main office was placed in Turku , and regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä , Tampere , Vaasa , and Pori . Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The agency was divided into eight departments. Western Finland was divided into seven regions: Western Finland was divided into 142 municipalities in 2009. The coat of arms of Western Finland was composed of
90-556: The municipality's area as of 2021. The Alajärvi Church , also known as the Church of Gabriel, was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and completed in 1836. There are several buildings in the town and surrounding area designed by architect Alvar Aalto , both from the very early and later stages of his career: the Youth Association building (1919), Myllykangas farmhouse alterations (1920), Villa Väinölä (1926), Villa Flora ( Aino Aalto , 1926), Municipal Hospital (1928), Grave memorials in
100-404: The unemployment rate was 9.3%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 33.0%. Though a small town, Alajärvi has a few shops, namely K-Supermarket, Tokmanni , Lidl and a few others. In 2013 a public natatorium was opened, which also includes a weight room. In 2019, out of the total population of 9,562, 5,846 people lived in urban areas and 3,641 in sparsely populated areas, while
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