Ähtäri

Ähtäri

Ähtäri

Town in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Ähtäri (Swedish: Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 5,316 (31 December 2023)[4] and covers an area of 910.87 square kilometres (351.69 sq mi) of which 105 km2 (41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi). Ähtäri is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki.

Quick Facts Etseri, Country ...

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Ähtäri is known for its zoo and hotel Mesikämmen designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen which is partly built within bedrock. The biggest lake in the area is Ähtärinjärvi. There is also a relatively old and small board mill called Vääräkosken Pahvi in Ähtäri.

The largest private sector employers are Inhan Tehtaat, Silver-Veneet, Tankki, and Muovilami.

Notable people

Notable groups

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. [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.
  4. [4]


Stub icon

This Western Finland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ähtäri, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.