Karijoki (; ) is a
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' ...
of
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 part of 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
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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 proposed
neanderthal
Neanderthals ( ; ''Homo neanderthalensis'' or sometimes ''H. sapiens neanderthalensis'') are an extinction, extinct group of archaic humans who inhabited Europe and Western and Central Asia during the Middle Pleistocene, Middle to Late Plei ...
cave,
Susiluola, 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
The Mannerheim Cross (, ), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty (, ) is the most distinguished Finnish military honour. A total of 191 people received the cross between 22 July 1941 and 7 May 1945, with six of the recipients receiv ...
No. 71
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Antti Rajamäki
Antti Rajamäki (born 14 July 1952) is a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich ...
, 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
Susanna Rajamäki (born 19 September 1979) is a Finnish athlete. She competed in the women's heptathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, a ...
, athlete
References
External links
Karijoen kunta– The official website of the municipality
Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia
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