Ähtäri
Town in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ähtäri (Swedish: Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 5,261 (31 August 2024)[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 6.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi). Ähtäri is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki.
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Ähtäri
Etseri | |
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Town | |
| Ähtärin kaupunki Etseri stad | |
 Ähtäri 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 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Town privileges | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Perttu Sonninen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 910.87 km2 (351.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 805.81 km2 (311.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 97th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,261 |
| • Rank | 162nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.53/km2 (16.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.9% |
| • 65 or older | 33.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually 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.
- Anton Collin, cross country skier and road cyclist
- Eero Hiironen, sculptor and painter
- Kari Hirvonen, singer and Tango King
- Aki Hintsa, sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
- Toivo Korpela, preacher and speaker; fervent Laestadian and founder of the Korpela movement
- Niko Korsumäki, Snowcrossing World Championship bronze medalist
- Esa Latva-Äijö, actor
- Veikko Mattila, Member of Parliament
- Matti Pekkanen, engineer and politician
- Emanuel Pohjaväre, Member of Parliament
- Mikko Savola, Member of Parliament
- Topi Sorsakoski, musician
- Antti Tammilehto, musician
- Seppo Tammilehto, musician
- Edvard Valpas-Hänninen, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland
- Noumena, melodic death metal band
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