Evijärvi
Evijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Evijärven kunta Evijärvi kommun | |
 Evijärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Evijärvi in Finland | |
Interactive map of Evijärvi | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu |
| 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 (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,267 |
| • Rank | 245th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.1% |
| • Others | 5.2% |
| 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 |
Evijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeʋiˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,267 (31 December 2025)[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 6.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. There is a lake of the same name in the municipality.[4]
The coat of arms of Evijärvi, designed by Olof Eriksson, resembles the coat of arms of Alajärvi in appearance; the only difference being the two red-finned fish that appear on Evijärvi's coat of arms.[5] In the 1980s, salted fish made from bream caught in the spring was named the traditional local dish of Evijärvi.[6]
Notable people born in Evijärvi
- Esko Ahonen (1955–2025), politician
- Tea Ista (1932–2014), actress
- Aleksi Kiviaho (1913–1986), politician
- Ilmari Linna (1917–1981), business executive and politician
- Jalmari Linna (1891–1954), politician
References
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ "Evijärvi (47.021.1.001)". Järviwiki (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ↑ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 129. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ↑ Kolmonen, Jaakko (1988). Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Patakolmonen. p. 146. ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
External links
Media related to Evijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
Evijärvi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Evijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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