- Source: Karijoki
Karijoki (Finnish: [ˈkɑriˌjoki]; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,160 (October 31, 2024), which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). The population density is 6.25/km2 (16.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.
Villages
Alakylä
Karijoen kirkonkylä
Myrkky
Ylikylä
Notable individuals
Aarne Ahola, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross No. 71
Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
Erkki Rankaviita, folk musician
Knut Sonck, dean
Paul Norrback, accordionist and composer
Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
Susanna Rajamäki, athlete
References
External links
Media related to Karijoki at Wikimedia Commons
Karijoki travel guide from Wikivoyage
Karijoen kunta – The official website of the municipality
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Karijoki
- Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia
- South Ostrobothnia
- Isojoki
- Western Finland Province
- Regions of Western Finland
- Vaasa Province
- Slottslän
- Kauhajoki
- List of municipalities of Finland
