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Country
  
Finland

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Region
  
Central Finland

Charter
  
1867

Municipal tax rate
  
18.5%

Local time
  
Friday 8:30 PM

Karstula

Sub-region
  
Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region

Area rank
  
86th largest in Finland

Weather
  
0°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 92% Humidity

Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,259 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 887.07 square kilometres (342.50 sq mi) of which 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) is water. There are all together 159 lakes in Karstula. Biggest lakes are Pääjärvi, Enonjärvi and Vahanka. The population density is 4.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi).

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Map of 43500 Karstula, Finland

Architecture

  • A number of historical buildings (from the beginning of the 20th century) has been preserved in the village centre, representing the original countryside buildings of the region.
  • There's also a cottage designed by Alvar Aalto, though it is not listed in most Aalto's biographies.

    • People born in Karstula

  • Artturi Koskinen (1904 – 1981), Member of Parliament
  • Jarmo Mäkinen (1958 – ), actor
  • Harri Koskinen (1970 – ), designer

    • Culture

  • The International Shooting Week

    • Twin cities

  • Broby Municipality, Denmark
  • Ragunda, Sweden
  • Stjørdal, Norway

    • References

    Karstula Wikipedia
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