Ähtäri

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Town in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Ähtäri Etseri
Town
Ähtärin kaupunki Etseri stad
Ähtäri Church was designed by architect Bertel Liljequist, and built in 1937.
Coat of arms
Location of Ähtäri in Finland
Coordinates: 62°33′N 024°04′E / 62.550°N 24.067°E / 62.550; 24.067
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter	1867
Town privileges	1986
Government
• Town manager	Jarmo Pienimäki
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	910.87 km² (351.69 sq mi)
• Land	805.81 km² (311.12 sq mi)
• Water	105 km² (41 sq mi)
• Rank	97th largest in Finland
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	5,316
• Rank	162nd largest in Finland
• Density	6.6/km² (17/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	97.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	2.8%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	13.4%
• 15 to 64	52.9%
• 65 or older	33.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.ahtari.fi

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)^[2] 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.

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

Anton Collin, cross country skier and road cyclist
Eero Hiironen, sculptor and painter
Kari Hirvonen, singer and Tango King
Aki Hintsa, sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
Toivo Korpela, preacher and speaker; fervent Laestadian and founder of the Korpela movement
Niko Korsumäki, Snowcrossing World Championship bronze medalist
Esa Latva-Äijö, actor
Veikko Mattila, Member of Parliament
Matti Pekkanen, engineer and politician
Emanuel Pohjaväre, Member of Parliament
Mikko Savola, Member of Parliament
Topi Sorsakoski, musician
Antti Tammilehto, musician
Seppo Tammilehto, musician
Edvard Valpas-Hänninen, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland

Notable groups

Noumena, melodic death metal band

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.