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Alavieska | |
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Municipality | |
| Alavieskan kunta Alavieska kommun | |
 The Alavieska Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Alavieska in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska |
| Charter | 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kari Pentti |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 253.02 km2 (97.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 251.5 km2 (97.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 245th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,437 |
| • Rank | 239th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.69/km2 (25.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.8% |
| • 65 or older | 24.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.alavieska.fi |
Alavieska (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑlɑˌʋie̯skɑ]) 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 2,437 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 253.02 square kilometres (97.69 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The word Ala means "lower", while the word Vieska is supposed to mean a "shallow ford".[6]
The scythe theme of Alavieska's coat of arms refers to the extensive meadows in the municipality's territory. The coat of arms was designed by Kaj Kajander, and the Alavieska municipal council approved it at its meeting on September 20, 1960. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on November 25 of the same year.[7][8]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Rahkonen, Pauli (2013). "Suomen etymologisesti läpinäkymätöntä vesistönimistöä". Virittäjä (in Finnish). No. 1. p. 21.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 126. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:8 Alavieska" (in Finnish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved July 28, 2022.[permanent dead link]