Kurikka
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| Kurikka | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Kurikan kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.4°ECoordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.4°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region | ||
| Founded | 1868 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Paavo Tyrväinen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 913.53 km2 (352.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 905.72 km2 (349.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 7.81 km2 (3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 14,676 | ||
| - Density | 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||
| - Demonym | Kurikkalainen (Finnish), From Kurikka (English), Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect) |
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| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.3% | ||
| - Others | 0.9% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 20.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% | ||
| Website | www.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 14,676 (31 March 2009)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 905.72 km2 (349.70 sq mi) of which 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2009).[1] The population density is 16.2 /km² (42 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kurikka is recognized not only as a dynamic town of trade and business activities but also as an important hub of agriculture. Tens of small to medium sized furniture manufacturers create design furniture to the Northern European market. Kurikka is at the same time comfortably small and big enough, with excellent services nearby, and a very nice nature surrounding the whole town.
In Kurikka, you can live in a modern fashion in the town centre or in a peaceful countryside setting. The spirit of the town includes a lot of entrepreneurship and activity, features typical of South Ostrobothnia – and also more and more international elements. Kurikka has a very advanced public school system including elementary, high school and secondary grade education and high quality health care system provided by the municipality.
The town of Kurikka is financially very stable. 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 & past of the town.
Famous people having their origins in Kurikka include Jorma Ollila, Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman of the board and Juha Mieto, a former cross country skier.
The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kurikka at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Kurikka – Official website
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