Karijoki

Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland.

Karijoki Bötom
Municipality
Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Karijoki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Suupohja sub-region
Government
• Municipal manager	Marko Keski-Sikkilä
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	186.54 km^2 (72.02 sq mi)
• Land	185.77 km^2 (71.73 sq mi)
• Water	0.78 km^2 (0.30 sq mi)
Area rank	267th largest in Finland
Population  (2020-07-31)[2]
• Total	1,225
• Rank	290th largest in Finland
• Density	6.59/km^2 (17.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.8% (official)
• Swedish	2.2%
• Others	0.1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	13.8%
• 15 to 64	59.7%
• 65 or older	26.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20%
Website	www.karijoki.fi

It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,225 (July 31, 2020),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.77 km² (71.73 sq mi) of which 0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).[1] The population density is 6.59/km² (17.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.

Villages

Alakylä, Karijoen kirkonkylä, Myrkky and Ylikylä.

Notable individuals

• Aarne Ahola, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross No. 71
• Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
• Erkki Rankaviita, folk musician
• Knut Sonck, dean
• Paul Norrback, accordionist and composer
• Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
• Susanna Rajamäki, athlete

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

External links

Media related to Karijoki at Wikimedia Commons

• Karijoen kunta – The official website of the municipality

Karijoki in 1990