Merijärvi

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Merijärven kunta
coat of arms map
Liminka coat of arms Location of Merijärvi in ​​Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Northern Ostrobothnia
Administrative community : Ylivieska
Geographical location 64 ° 18 '  N , 24 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 64 ° 18 '  N , 24 ° 27'  E
Surface: 231.63 km²
of which land area: 229.83 km²
of which inland waterways: 1.80 km²
Residents : 1,104 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 4.8 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 483
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.merijarvi.fi

Merijärvi [ ˈmɛrijærvi ] is a municipality in western Finland. It is located in the coastal hinterland of the northern Ostrobothnian landscape , around 100 km away between the cities of Oulu and Kokkola . Merijärvi speaks Finnish only.

The parish has existed since 1895 and includes the parish of Merijärvi, the places Pyhänkoski and Ylipää. The largest employer is the municipality itself, in addition there are a few medium-sized service companies. Around 30% of the population work in agriculture and forestry.

politics

Administration
The dominant political force in rural Merijärvi is the Center Party . With a good 80 percent of the vote, she received 12 out of 15 members of the local council in the 2012 local election in Merijärvi. The other three seats were won by the right-wing populist “ True Finns ”. The National Assembly Party failed with an election result of only 0.7% of the votes in the municipal council, while the third Finnish People's Party, the Social Democrats , did not even run.

In the parliamentary elections in 2007, the Center Party won 74.3% of the votes; the EU-critical "Independence Party" ( Itsenäisyyspuolue ) was the second strongest force with 5.7% , ahead of the other established parties.

Composition of the municipal council (2012-2015)
Political party 2012 election results Seats
Center Party 80.3% (−9.8) 12 (−2)
True Finns 19.0% (+10.7) 3 (+2)
Other 0.7% (−0.9) 0 (± 0)

Web links

Commons : Merijärvi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2007 general election
  4. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Results of the 2012 local elections