Seinäjoki
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| Seinäjoen kaupunki | |||||
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| Founded | 1868 | ||||
| Country | Finland | ||||
| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||||
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki | ||||
| Area | 603 km² | ||||
| Population - Density |
36,419 (Dec 31, 2005) 60 inh./km² |
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| City Manager | Jorma Rasinmäki | ||||
| Home page | http://www.seinajoki.fi/ | ||||
Seinäjoki is a city located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, köping in 1931 and town in 1960. In May 2007 it was agreed that the smaller neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro will merge with Seinäjoki in 2009 to form Greater Seinäjoki.
The Town library, Lakeuden Risti church and central administrative buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto.
Seinäjoki is known for hosting two large summer events: Tangomarkkinat, which is a tango festival attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually, and Provinssirock, which is the biggest rock festival in Finland.
The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears its name.
Seinäjoki was historically called Östermyra in Swedish. Today, this name is very seldomly used even by those who are Swedish-speaking.
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[edit] Sights
- the cross of the plains
- Alvar Aalto's cultural and administrative centre
- the Southern Ostrobothnia District Museum
- the Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd museum
- Törnävä church
- the railway exhibition
[edit] Other points of interest
- Törnävä tourist centre
- the Suviyö trotting-race
- the summer theatre
- the Jouppilanvuori winter sports centre
- the Seinäjoki City theatre
- the traffic centre with six roads and five railway junctions
- Provinssirock
- Tangomarkkinat
- Vauhtiajot
[edit] People
- Hometown of famous Finnish skateboarder Arto Saari; he currently resides in Huntington Beach, California.
- Hometown and birthplace of Finnish singer Paula Koivuniemi
- Birthplace of the well-renowned business leader Jorma Ollila
- Hometown of famous stunt group The Dudesons, aka Extreme Duudsonit
- Birthplace of speed skater, 1000 m record holder Pekka Koskela
[edit] Statistics
- Population: 31,696 (2003), 35,918 (2005 after merging with Peräseinäjoki)
- Annual growth: 624
- Area: 134.47 km²
- of which is water: 5.57 km²
- Population density: 245.9 inhabitants/km²
[edit] External links
- Seinäjoki - Official site
- Provinssirock - rock festival
- Tangomarkkinat - tango festival
