Kuortane, Finland

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Kuortane, Finland is a small municipality in Southern Ostrobothnia known for its rural landscapes and as the birthplace of renowned architect Alvar Aalto.

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Kuortane, Finland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality of Finland
birthplaceOf Alvar Aalto
Paavo Nurmi’s coach Toivo Loukola (athlete and coach)
churchArchitecturalStyle wooden church
climate cold continental climate
coatOfArms features a golden plough on a blue field
country Finland
distanceTo about 40 km southeast of Seinäjoki
economicActivity farming
forestry
sports tourism
foundedAsParish 16th century
hasArea approximately 485 square kilometres
hasChurch Kuortane Church
hasDemonym kuortanelainen
hasLake Kuortaneenjärvi
hasMunicipalManager Matti Mäkinen
hasMunicipalWebsite https://www.kuortane.fi/
hasNeighbour Alajärvi
Alavus
Lapua
Seinäjoki
Soini
Ähtäri
hasOfficialLanguage Finnish
hasParish Kuortane Parish
hasPopulation approximately 3500 (early 2020s)
hasPostalCode 63100
hasRoadConnection Finnish national road 66
hasSettlementType rural municipality
hasSportsFacility Kuortane Olympic Training Center
hasSubregion Kuusiokunnat sub-region
hasWaterArea over 100 square kilometres
historicalProvince Ostrobothnia
knownFor Kuortane Olympic Training Center
agriculture
rural landscapes
languageStatus unilingually Finnish
locatedBy Lake Kuortaneenjärvi
locatedIn South Ostrobothnia
surface form: South Ostrobothnia electoral district

South Ostrobothnia
surface form: Southern Ostrobothnia

western Finland
surface form: Western Finland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
municipalityCode 301
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern European Summer Time
region South Ostrobothnia
surface form: Southern Ostrobothnia
religiousMajority Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

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Alvar Aalto placeOfBirth Kuortane, Finland