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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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.
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