Ähtäri () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. It is located in the

South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) 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 Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

is . Ähtäri is located southeast of

Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...

. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ähtäri is known for its

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoology, ...

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 Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name) Matti is a given name, originated from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning "gift of God". It is a popular Finnish version of Matthew (name), Matthew or Matthias. Matti (מתי) is also a short for the Yiddish Ma ...

, 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 The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third-largest party in the Parliament of Finland with a total of 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as ...

Notable groups

* Noumena, melodic death metal band

References

External links

*
Municipality of Ähtäri
– Official website Cities and towns in Finland Populated places established in 1867 1867 establishments in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

Notable people

Notable groups

See also

References

External links