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Veteli
Veteli ( sv, Vetil) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Veteli: * Centre Party 42.1% *True Finns 39.3% *Social Democratic Party 7.8% *Christian Democrats 4.2% *National Coalition Party 3.3% * Left Alliance 1.0% *Swedish People's Party 0.7% *Green League 0.6% Notable people *Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politics former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019), *Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland The prime minister of Finland ( fi, Suomen pääministeri; ) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perho
Perho is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The distance between Perho and the regional center Kokkola is about . The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It neighbourhood municipalities are Alajärvi, Halsua, Kinnula, Kivijärvi, Kyyjärvi, Lestijärvi, Veteli and Vimpeli. The name of Perho refers to the word ''perhonen'', which means ''butterfly'' in Finnish; due to this, the golden butterfly appears in the coat of arms of the municipality. In the same coat of arms, the silver "nail cross" above the butterfly refers to J. L. Runeberg's poem ''The Tomb in Perho.'' The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was confirmed for use on March 6, 1953. History In 1860, the large parish of Kokkola, which covers almost present-day Central Ostrobothnia, disintegrated and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esko Aho
Esko Tapani Aho (born 20 May 1954) is a Finnish politician who was prime minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995. Early life and career Aho was born in Veteli, Finland. Prior to attending university, he began a career in politics. From 1974 to 1979, he was chairman of the Finnish Centre Youth, many of whose previous chairmen had risen to high political positions. In 1978, he became a presidential elector, a position he also held in 1982 and 1998. From 1979 to 1980, Aho was political secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1980 to 1983, he was a trade promoter for the municipality of Kannus.Ex-post Evaluation of the IST Thermatic Priority 6th FP. Retrieved 23 January 2010. Aho studied at the |
Evijärvi
Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Notable people born in Evijärvi *Jalmari Linna (1891 – 1954) *Aleksi Kiviaho (1913 – 1986) *Ilmari Linna (1917 – 1981) *Tea Ista (1932 – 2014) *Esko Ahonen Esko Olavi Ahonen (born June 13, 1955 in Evijärvi) is a Finnish politician and member of the parliament from the Centre Party. He was elected to Parliament of Finland in 2003 for the constituency of Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in th ... (1955 – ) References External links Municipality of Evijärvi– Official website Populated places established in 1867 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimpeli
Vimpeli (; sv, Vindala) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, northeast of Seinäjoki and northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The most significant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of Virrat and Jakobstad. Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war. In sport, Vimpeli is known for the success of its Finnish baseball team, Vimpelin Veto, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships. The Saarikenttä ballpark is the home field of Vimpelin Veto, and its well-known competitor is Sotkamon Jymy from Sotkamo, known as long-time arch-enemy of Vimpelin Veto. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Sipilä
Juha Petri Sipilä (; born 25 April 1961) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2019. A relative newcomer to politics, he has a successful background in business. He was the leader of the Centre Party from 2012 to 2019. After leading the Centre party to victory in the 2015 general election, Sipilä formed a centre-right coalition and was appointed Prime Minister by the Finnish Parliament on 29 May 2015. On 8 March 2019, Sipilä stated his intention to resign as Prime Minister, citing difficulties in reforming Finland's health care system. President Sauli Niinistö asked him to continue with a caretaker government until a new government coalition was appointed on 6 June 2019 and was ultimately succeeded by Antti Rinne. Education and military service Sipilä graduated from Puolanka lukio (Finland's university-preparatory high school), completing the matriculation examination with high marks in 1980. In 1986 Sipilä earned his Master's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronoby
Kronoby ( fi, Kruunupyy) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish () and the minority Finnish (). The neighbouring municipalities of Kronoby are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Larsmo, Pedersöre and Veteli. The city of Vaasa is located southwest of Kronoby. Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport ( sv, Karleby-Jakobstad flygplats, fi, Kokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema; ) is located in Kronoby, Finland, about south of Kokkola city centre and north-east of Jakobstad city centre. Overview The airport opened to ... is located in Kronoby. – Kokairport.f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaustinen
Kaustinen ( sv, Kaustby) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Halsua, Kokkola, Kronoby and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. It is the home of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, held every July. The "house band" is JPP. The comic strip bird Woodstock (Peanuts), Woodstock, named for the rock music festival in Woodstock, New York, is called Kaustinen in Finnish with obvious reference to this folk music festival. Europe's largest lithium reserve is located in Kaustinen area Transport Kaustinen is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Jyväskylä—Kokkola. Famous people from Kaustinen * Kreeta Haapasalo (1813–1893), Kantele player and songwriter * Konsta Jylhä (1910–1984), folk music composer, fiddler and maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halsua
Halsua ( sv, Halso) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of about 1200 in 2019's and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Halsua: * Centre Party 53.7% *True Finns 28.6% *Christian Democrats 8.5% *Social Democratic Party 4.5% *National Coalition Party 2.2% * Left Alliance 0.8% *Green League 0.5% *Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finlan ... 0.4% See also * Halsuanjoki References External links Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia ( fi, Keski-Pohjanmaa; sv, Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. Historical provinces Municipalities The region of Central Ostrobothnia is made up of eight municipalities, of which two have city status (marked in bold). Kaustinen sub-region: *Halsua (1,250) *Kaustinen (4,266) *Lestijärvi (842) *Perho (2,923) *Toholampi (3,480) *Veteli (3,396) Kokkola sub-region: *Kannus (5,733) *Kokkola (46,714) Politics Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia: * Centre Party 31.09% * Finns Party 19.60% * Social Democratic Party 16.06% * National Coalition Party 7.42% * Christian Democrats 7.29% * Swedish People's Party 6.26% * Green League 6.03% * Left Alliance 4.11% * Blue Reform 0.80% * Seven Star Movement Seven Star Movement ( fi, Seitsemän tähden liike, sv, Sjustjärnerörelsen) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lappajärvi
Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, to Kokkola and to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland. Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi. Notable people born in Lappajärvi * Johannes Bäck (1872 – 1952) *Aleksi Hakala (1886 – 1959) *Veikko Savela (1919 – 2015) *Jarmo Övermark (1955 – ) *Arto Melleri (1956 – 2005) *Seppo Särkiniemi (1957 – ) *Jussi Lampi (1961 – ) *Timo Kotipelto (1969 – ) *Petra Olli (1994 – ) See also * Lappajärvi Church Lappajärvi Church ( fi, Lappajärven kirkko) is a Lutheran church located in Lappajärvi, Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Finland
Western Finland ( fi, Länsi-Suomen lääni, sv, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. Tampere was the largest city of the province. History On September 1, 1997 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland, the northern parts of the Province of Häme and the western parts of the Mikkeli Province were joined to form the then new Province of Western Finland. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. Administration The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities; the main office was placed in Turku, and regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä, Tampere, Vaasa, and Pori. Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti Häkkänen Elina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finnish Party , youth_wing = Youth of the National Coalition Party , wing2_title = Student wing , wing2 = Student Union of National Coalition Party – Tuhatkunta , membership_year = 2016 , membership = 34,000 , european = European People's Party , europarl = European People's Party , affiliation1_title = Nordic affiliation , affiliation1 = Conservative Group , seats1_title = Parliament of Finland , seats1 = , seats2_title = European Parliament , seats2 = , seats3_title = Municipalities , seats3 = , seats4 = , seats4_title = County seats , colours = Blue , wing3_title = Women's wing , wing3 = ' , wing4_titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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