Haapavesi

Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.

Haapavesi
Town
Haapaveden kaupunki
Coat of arms
Location of Haapavesi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°08.5′N 025°22′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSiikalatva sub-region
Charter1866
Town privileges1996
Government
 • Town managerAntti-Jussi Vahteala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,086.11 km2 (419.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,049.74 km2 (405.31 sq mi)
 • Water36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Area rank75th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total6,722
 • Rank139th largest in Finland
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.4% (official)
 • Others0.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1421.1%
 • 15 to 6462.4%
 • 65 or older16.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.75%
Websitewww.haapavesi.fi
Old church of Haapavesi

It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 6,722 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,086.11 square kilometres (419.35 sq mi) of which 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival[6] which gathers folkmusicians together.

At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres (1,073 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.

Haapavesi Folk High School

The Haapavesi Folk High School (Finnish: Haapaveden opisto) is an ideologically independent boarding school. Haapavesi Folk High School is one of the eleven folk high schools cooperating in the HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. HUMAK offers education and training in the fields of Civic and youth work, Cultural management and production as well as Sign language interpreter. In Haapavesi Unit of HUMAK the focus is on civic and youth work.

Notable individuals
  • Aappo Luomajoki, cross-country skier
  • Aapo Heikkilä, investor
  • Aarne Ehojoki, architect
  • Ahti Pekkala, politician
  • Aki Kangasharju, Nordea's chief economist
  • Antti Rantonen, traditional kantele musician, father of mixed playing style
  • Ari Nurkkala, Mayor of Hyrynsalmi
  • Arvo Ojalehto, weightlifter
  • Edvard Vähäsarja, Jäger lieutenant
  • Eeva Tojkander, poet
  • Fanny Friman, poet
  • Hannu Karjalainen, artist
  • Hans Perttula, minister
  • Juha Junno, ice hockey coach
  • Juho Ritola, skier
  • K.E. Sonck, translator, schoolteacher and writer
  • Leevi Karsikas, writer
  • Liisa Rentola, teacher and writer (lived in Haapavesi)
  • Marko Ritola, sprinter
  • Martti Pokela, folk musician and composer
  • Matti Koskenkorva, cross-country skier
  • Matti Luttinen, politician
  • Matti Viinamaa, poet
  • Nora Pöyhönen, horticulturist and school director
  • Pasi Jääskeläinen, playwright, actor, singer and Kantele-player
  • Pauliina Turakka Purhonen, artist
  • Sami Niku, ice hockey player
  • Sauli Rytky, cross-country skier
  • Taavi Törmälehto, Mannerheim Cross knight
  • Tapani Niku, cross-country skier
  • Tuukka Veikkola, musician alias "Xtrullor"
  • Teuvo Hatunen, skier
  • Teuvo Karsikas, schoolteacher and writer
  • Ville Mattila, cross-country skier and Olympic medalist
  • Väinö Karihtala, writer
  • Yrjö Komu, politician and Member of Parliament

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. Haapavesi Folk Music Festival

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