Kurikka
Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,760 (31 December 2023) and the municipality covers an area of 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018). The population density is 11.46/km2 (29.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kurikka | |
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Town and municipality | |
| Kurikan kaupunki Kurikka stad | |
Church in Kurikka. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kurikka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Market town | 1966 |
| City rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anna-Kaisa Pusa |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 19,760 |
| • Rank | 55th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.46/km2 (29.7/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Kurikkalainen (Finnish) From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.7% |
| • 65 or older | 30.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | kurikka |
Kurikka is one of the biggest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.
The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009 and municipality of Jalasjärvi on 1 January 2016.