Ähtäri
Ähtäri (Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of (sourcedate) and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water.
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Ähtäri (Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of (sourcedate) and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water.
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The population density is PD/km2. Ähtäri is located 83 km southeast of Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ähtäri is known for its zoo and hotel Mesikämmen designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen which is partly built within bedrock. The biggest lake in the area is Ähtärinjärvi. There is also a relatively old and small board mill called Vääräkosken Pahvi in Ähtäri. The largest private sector employers are Inhan Tehtaat, Silver-Veneet, Tankki, and Muovilami.
• Name — Ähtäri • Official Name — Ähtärin kaupunki Etseri stad • Other Name — Etseri • Type — Town • Image Shield — Ähtäri.vaakuna.svg • Shield Size — 120x80px • Image Map — Ähtäri_sijainti_Suomi.svg • Map Caption — Location of Ähtäri in Finland • Mapframe — yes • Mapframe Marker — town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — South Ostrobothnia • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name2 — Kuusiokunnat • Leader Title — Town manager • Leader Name — Perttu Sonninen • Established Title — Charter • Established Date — 1867 • Established Title2 — Town privileges • Established Date2 — 1986 • Area Footnotes — area_footnotes • Area Total Km2 — area_total_km2 • Area Land Km2 — area_land_km2 • Area Water Km2 — area_water_km2 • Area Rank — area_rank • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Density Km2 — population_density_km2 • Population Rank — population_rank • Demographics Type1 — demographics_type1 • Demographics1 Footnotes — demographics1_footnotes • Demographics1 Title1 — demographics1_title1 • Demographics1 Info1 — demographics1_info1 • Demographics1 Title2 — demographics1_title2 • Demographics1 Info2 — demographics1_info2 • Demographics1 Title3 — demographics1_title3 • Demographics1 Info3 — demographics1_info3 • Demographics1 Title4 — demographics1_title4 • Demographics1 Info4 — demographics1_info4 • Demographics Type2 — demographics_type2 • Demographics2 Footnotes — demographics2_footnotes • Demographics2 Title1 — demographics2_title1 • Demographics2 Info1 — demographics2_info1 • Demographics2 Title2 — demographics2_title2 • Demographics2 Info2 — demographics2_info2 • Demographics2 Title3 — demographics2_title3 • Demographics2 Info3 — demographics2_info3 • Custom Label Sec1 — blank_name • Custom Data Sec1 — blank_info • Time Zone — EET • Utc Offset — +02:00 • Time Zone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +03:00 • Website — https: www.ahtari.fi/ Ähtäri (Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of (sourcedate) and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2. Ähtäri is located 83 km southeast of Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ähtäri is known for its zoo and hotel Mesikämmen designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen which is partly built within bedrock. The biggest lake in the area is Ähtärinjärvi. There is also a relatively old and small board mill called Vääräkosken Pahvi in Ähtäri. The largest private sector employers are Inhan Tehtaat, Silver-Veneet, Tankki, and Muovilami.
Notable people
Notable people
• Anton Collin, cross country skier and road cyclist • Eero Hiironen, sculptor and painter • Kari Hirvonen, singer and Tango King • Aki Hintsa, sports physician and orthopedic surgeon • Toivo Korpela, preacher and speaker; fervent Laestadian and founder of the Korpela movement • Niko Korsumäki, Snowcrossing World Championship bronze medalist • Esa Latva-Äijö, actor • Veikko Mattila, Member of Parliament • Matti Pekkanen, engineer and politician • Emanuel Pohjaväre, Member of Parliament • Mikko Savola, Member of Parliament • Topi Sorsakoski, musician • Antti Tammilehto, musician • Seppo Tammilehto, musician • Edvard Valpas-Hänninen, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland
Notable groups
Notable groups
• Noumena, melodic death metal band
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