Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,292 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.8/sq mi).
Evijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Evijärven kunta Evijärvi kommun | |
 Evijärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Evijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Huhtala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 354.15 km2 (136.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,292 |
| • Rank | 245th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.47/km2 (16.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.1% |
| • Others | 4.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.2% |
| • 65 or older | 29.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | evijarvi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people born in Evijärvi
- Jalmari Linna (1891–1954)
- Aleksi Kiviaho (1913–1986)
- Ilmari Linna (1917–1981)
- Tea Ista (1932–2014)
- Esko Ahonen (1955–)
References
External links
Media related to Evijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Evijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)