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Country
  
Finland

Town privileges
  
1986

Area
  
910 km²

Region
  
Southern Ostrobothnia

Charter
  
1867

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 12:50 AM

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Sub-region
  
Kuusiokunnat sub-region

Area rank
  
97th largest in Finland

Weather
  
1°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 97% Humidity

Ähtäri (Swedish: Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland.

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It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 6,058 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 805.85 square kilometres (311.14 sq mi) of which 105 km2 (41 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingual 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 individuals

  • Aki Hintsa, sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
  • Anton Collin, cross country skier and road cyclist
  • Antti Tammilehto, musician
  • Edvard Valpas-Hänninen, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland
  • Eero Hiironen, sculptor and painter
  • Emanuel Pohjaväre, Member of Parliament
  • Kari Hirvonen, lead singer of Tango King
  • Matti Pekkanen, engineer and politician
  • Mikko Savola, Member of Parliament
  • Niko Korsumäki, Snowcrossing World Championship bronze medalist
  • Seppo Tammilehto, musician
  • Toivo Korpela, preacher and speaker; fervent Laestadian and founder of the Korpela movement
  • Topi Sorsakoski, musician
  • Veikko Mattila, Member of Parliament
  • Notable Groups

  • Noumena, melodic death metal band
  • References

    Ähtäri Wikipedia