Seinäjoki
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Top: Panorama view of Seinäjoki from the Jouppilanvuori hill, 2nd: Torikeskus Street and Koulukatu area, 3rd left: Lakeuden Risti Church, 3rd upper right: Aalto Center (Aaltokeskus), 3rd lower right: Lakeuden Risti Park, Bottom: View of downtown Seinäjoki from Alvar Aalto Tower
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 Location of Seinäjoki in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°47.5′N 022°50.5′E / 62.7917°N 22.8417°ECoordinates: 62°47.5′N 022°50.5′E / 62.7917°N 22.8417°E | ||
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 Finland
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| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Market town | 1931 | |
| Town | 1960 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Jorma Rasinmäki | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • City | 1,431.79 km2 (552.82 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,431.64 km2 (552.76 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 37.59 km2 (14.51 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 52.78 km2 (20.38 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 48th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • City | 61,658 | |
| • Rank | 17th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 43.07/km2 (111.6/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 46,639 | |
| • Urban density | 883.6/km2 (2,289/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 15% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.25% | |
| Website | www.seinajoki.fi | |
Seinäjoki is a city located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960. In 2005, the municipality of Peräseinäjoki was merged into Seinäjoki, and in the beginning of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro were consolidated with Seinäjoki.
The Town library, Lakeuden Risti Church and central administrative buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto.
The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears the town's name.
Seinäjoki was historically called Östermyra in Swedish. Today this name is very seldom used even among the Swedish speakers. Literal translation for Seinäjoki is "Wallriver".
Seinäjoki Airport is located in the neighbouring municipality of Ilmajoki, 11 kilometres (10 mi) south of the Seinäjoki city centre.
The settlement spread in the area of the present Seinäjoki during the first half of the 16th century. During the 1550s, there is said to have been three houses in Seinäjoki: the houses of Marttila, Jouppi and Uppa. The house of Jouppila, which separated from the house of Jouppi, was established during the same century. All of the houses were located on the shore of the river.
Seinäjoki belonged to the church parish of Ilmajoki like Kurikka, Kauhajoki, Jalasjärvi and Alavus. However, in the 18th century the roads from Seinäjoki to the Church of Ilmajoki were generally in poor condition. Therefore, the inhabitants of Seinäjoki and the neighbouring Nurmo built a new chapel together in 1725, which in 1765 led to the formation of the chapel town of Nurmo. Seinäjoki, which was called Alaseinäjoki since the Greater Wrath, became a part of the chapel town. The chapel parish of Peräseinäjoki was founded in 1798, and the village of Alaseinäjoki began to be called Seinäjoki again. The very same year, the Östermyra steel mill was founded on the shore of the Seinäjoki river.
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