Karijoki ( sv, Bötom) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
.
It is part of the
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South ...
region
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. The population of Karijoki is (),
which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of of which is inland water ().
The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
A
neanderthal
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cave, the
Wolf cave, was found in the
Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.
Villages
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Alakylä
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Karijoen kirkonkylä
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Myrkky
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Ylikylä
Notable individuals
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Aarne Ahola, Knight of the
Mannerheim Cross No. 71
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Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
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Erkki Rankaviita, folk musician
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Knut Sonck, dean
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Paul Norrback, accordionist and composer
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Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
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Susanna Rajamäki, athlete
References
External links
Karijoen kunta– The official website of the municipality
Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia
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