Lappajärvi
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| Lappajärven kunta | ||
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| Location of Lappajärvi in Finland Location of Lappajärvi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tuomo Lehtiniemi | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 523.73 km2 (202.21 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 420.84 km2 (162.49 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 223rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,220 | |
| • Rank | 234th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 7.65/km2 (19.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.5% | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.lappajarvi.fi | |
Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,220 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 523.73 square kilometres (202.21 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.8/sq mi).
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 world wide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.
People born in Lappajärvi
- Johannes Bäck (1872 – 1952)
- Aleksi Hakala (1886 – 1959)
- Veikko Savela (1919 – )
- Jarmo Övermark (1955 – )
- Arto Melleri (1956 – 2005)
- Seppo Särkiniemi (1957 – )
- Jussi Lampi (1961 – )
- Timo Kotipelto (1969 – )
Gallery
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Lappajärven kunnanvirasto 2014.jpg
Municipal office
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Lappajärvi Church December 2014.JPG
Church
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Övermarkin kylää, 2014.JPG
Village in Lappajärvi
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Lake Lappajärvi
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Maisemaa Nississä.JPG
Landscape
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Stadio Nissi 2015-08-21.JPG
Athletics venue
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Lappajärven Osuuspankki.JPG
Bank
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lappajärvi – Official website
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