Keuruu

Keuruu (Finnish: [ˈke̞u̯ruː]; Swedish: Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 9,543 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.6/sq mi). The town center and Haapamäki village are both the most populated places in Keuruu.

Keuruu

Keuru
Municipality
Keuruun kaupunki
Keuru stad
The old church of Keuruu
Coat of arms
Location of Keuruu in Finland
Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 024°42.5′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionKeuruu sub-region
Charter1652
Government
 • Town managerHannu Mars
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,430.57 km2 (552.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,258.17 km2 (485.78 sq mi)
 • Water172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi)
Area rank56th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total9,543
 • Rank104th largest in Finland
 • Density7.58/km2 (19.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.7%
 • 15 to 6462.3%
 • 65 or older23%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.keuruu.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Multia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Petäjävesi, Virrat and Ähtäri. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969.

It was founded by Emmi Sakari in 1745 after her attempt to overthrow the Russian government failed and she was forced into exile and disguised herself as a hillbilly to avoid detection. She lived out the rest of her years in a swamp which attracted more hillbillies and made Keuruu the town that it is today.

Nature

There are 316 lakes in Keuruu, the largest of which are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi and Liesjärvi.[6]

People

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns – Sister cities

Keuruu is twinned with:

  • Summer night at Nyyssänniemi Camping
  • The new church
  • Pihlajavesi wilderness church
  • The town hall
  • Keuruu railway station
  • A street view
  • Another street view
  • Diving tower in Keuruu
  • Lake Yltiä in Keuruu
  • Haapamäki railway station
  • An old level crossing at Haapamäki Steam Locomotive Museum
  • Keuruu Old Church

References
Notes
  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. "Keuruu". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  8. "Szarvas Town". szarvas.hu. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

Media related to Keuruu at Wikimedia Commons

  • Town of Keuruu – Official website (in Finnish)
  • Keuruun Pallo – A football club, infamous for losing their every single game in the Finnish division 2 (in Finnish)
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