Kuortane

Kuortane
Municipality
Kuortaneen kunta
Kuortane kommun
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Coat of arms of Kuortane
Coat of arms
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E / 62.8083; 23.5083
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKuusiokunnat
Government
 • Municipal managerTeemu Puolijoki
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi)
 • Land462.37 km2 (178.52 sq mi)
 • Water22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
 • Rank189th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-03-31)[2]
 • Total
3,332
 • Rank206th largest in Finland
 • Density7.21/km2 (18.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish97.5% (official)
 • Others2.5%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1413.9%
 • 15 to 6453.1%
 • 65 or older33.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitekuortane.fi/en/

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,332 (31 March 2025)[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.7/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.

Notable people

  • Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), architect and designer
  • Osmo Ala-Honkola (1939–2020), Olympic sport shooter
  • Reino Ala-Kulju (1898–1983), Lutheran clergyman, politician, and teacher
  • Mira Suhonen (born 1985), Olympic sport shooter

See also

  • Kuortaneen urheilulukio

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 25 April 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.


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