Isojoki

Isojoki
Storå

Municipality

Isojoen kunta

Isojoki church and bell tower

Coat of arms

Location of Isojoki in Finland

Coordinates: 62°06′50″N 21°57′30″E / 62.11389°N 21.95833°ECoordinates: 62°06′50″N 21°57′30″E / 62.11389°N 21.95833°E

Country

Finland

Region

Southern Ostrobothnia

Sub-region

Suupohja sub-region

Charter

1855

Government

• Municipal manager

Linda Leinonen

Area (2016-01-01)

• Total

642.38 km² (248.02 sq mi)

• Land

642.38 km² (248.02 sq mi)

• Water

5.05 km² (1.95 sq mi)

Area rank

134th largest in Finland

Population (2016-03-31)

• Total

2,112

• Rank

265th largest in Finland

• Density

3.29/km² (8.5/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

98.4% (official)

• Swedish

0.5%

• Others

1.1%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

14.7%

• 15 to 64

58%

• 65 or older

27.3%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Municipal tax rate

20.5%

Website

www.isojoki.fi

Isojoki (Swedish: Storå) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Isojoki is 2,112 (31 March 2016) and the municipality covers an area of 642.38 km² (248.02 sq mi) of which 5.05 km² (1.95 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2016). The population density is 3.29/km² (8.5/sq mi). Although the area isn't very high, one of the highest hills of southern Finland is located here (Lauhanvuori). Many Finns from this area immigrated to Minnesota, in the USA, as well as Michigan.

Industry: Wood, potato, machinery.

Tourism: Lauhanvuori National Park (hotel, viewtower, big smoke sauna, historical nature with many relics from ice-age)

Nature: Mostly Forest, swamp and agriculture

The municipality is unilingually Finnish and neighbour municipalities are Honkajoki, Karijoki, Kauhajoki, Kristiinankaupunki, Merikarvia and Siikainen.

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