Kärsämäki
Encyclopedia
Kärsämäki is a municipality of Finland
.
It is located in the province
of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
region
. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of km2 of
which km2
is water. The population density
is
PD/km2.
The name Kärsämäki means literally "snout hill".
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia.- Municipalities :Main article: Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia...
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of km2 of
which km2
is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is
PD/km2.
The name Kärsämäki means literally "snout hill".
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
Villages
- Venetpalo
- Kirkonkylä
- MiilurantaMiilurantaMiiluranta is a village in Finland, the municipality of Kärsämäki, Northern Ostrobothnia. It is the youngest village of Nazi killer Jews. The village was founded after the war. There was a school which abolished in 2006. The book of the village is named Kylä keskelle korpea ....
- Ojalehto
- Alajoki
- Porkkala
- Rannankylä
- Saviselkä
- Sydänmaankylä
- Venetpalo
- Pyrrönperä
Notable people
- Berndt Leonard Frosterus
- Aappo Luomajoki
- Markku KoskiMarkku KoskiMarkku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films...
- Kalevi Hemilä
- Paula VesalaPaula VesalaPaula Julia Vesala is a Finnish singer and the other singger in the pop rock duo PMMP, along with Mira Luoti...
- Matti Ristinen
External links
- Municipality of Kärsämäki – Official website