Multia

Multian kunta

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Central Finland
Administrative community :	Keuruu
Geographical location	62 ° 25 '  N , 24 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 25 '  N , 24 ° 47'  E
Surface:	765.62 km²
of which land area:	733.25 km²
of which inland waterways:	32.37 km²
Residents :	1,584 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	2.2 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number :	495
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	www.multia.fi

Multia [ ˈmultiɑ ] ( Swedish historical: Muldia ) is a municipality with 1584 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in central Finland .

geography

Multia is located in the west of the Central Finland landscape , 63 kilometers northwest of Jyväskylä . Neighboring cities and municipalities are Saarijärvi in the northeast, Uurainen in the east, Petäjävesi in the southeast, Keuruu in the south and Ähtäri in the west.

The district of Multia has an area of ​​766 square kilometers, but with a population density of 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometer, it is very sparsely populated, even by Finnish standards. The center of the municipality is the parish village Multia, which is located on an isthmus between the lakes Multianjärvi and Syvänti . The municipality also includes the villages Isojärvi-Kopola, Karhila, Linna-Peurala, Nikaranperä, Sahrajärvi, Tarhapää, Väätäiskylä and Vehkoo.

Multia is located on the Suomenselkä , the watershed that separates the lake district of central Finland from the plains of southern Ostrobothnia . In the area of ​​the municipality, this extensive terminal moraine series reaches its highest point in Kiiskilänmäki, at 269 meters above sea level, and also the highest point in Central Finland. Other notable elevations are the Tervavuori (264 meters) and the Kulhanvuori (260 meters). The sparsely populated landscape of Suomenselkä is very attractive with its numerous hills, lakes and watercourses and still quite primeval forests and swamps.

history

Administratively, Multia originally belonged to the vast parish of Ruovesi . In 1627 the area of ​​Multia became part of the parish Keuruu, which was detached from Ruovesi. In 1795, Multia split from Keuruu and became a chapel parish in 1831. In 1868 the place was converted into a political municipality in the course of the reorganization of the municipal constitutions.

The population of Multias is constantly decreasing due to the migration to the growth centers of Finland. In 1926 the population was 4,228, but in 2006 it fell below the 2,000 mark for the first time.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In the black coat of arms a golden ant .

politics

As in most rural areas of Finland, the Center Party is the strongest party in Multia . In the 2008 local elections she received almost half of the votes. In the municipal council, the highest decision-making body in local affairs, it has eight out of 21 members. The second largest group is the Social Democrats with four seats, followed by the country's third largest party, the National Assembly Party with two MPs. The Left Alliance , the Christian Democrats and the Green Bund are each represented in the local council, each with one seat.

Composition of the City Council (2009–2012)

Political party	2008 election results	Seats
Center Party	46.6%	8th
Social democrats	21.9%	4th
National rally party	10.4%	2
Left alliance	9.3%	1
Christian Democrats	5.9%	1
Green covenant	5.9%	1

The coat of arms of Multia shows a yellow ant in the black field. The coat of arms was designed by Ahti Hammar in 1963 and is derived from the nickname keltiäiset (" yellow meadow ants "), which the residents of the neighboring municipality of Keuruu gave the residents of Multia.

Economy and Infrastructure

Multia's main natural resource is its forests, and so forestry also feeds a large proportion of the community's population. 20 percent of the working population are employed in the agriculture and forestry sector, and a further 24 percent are employed in further processing. 56 percent work in the service sector. A third of the residents of Multia work outside the community.

Multia is at the intersection of State Road 18 from Jyväskylä to Vaasa and Main Road 58 from Kangasala to Kärsämäki . These unite in the community center of Multia and follow the same route for about 20 kilometers before they separate again at the village of Väätäiskylä. Multia is connected to the neighboring municipality of Uurainen to the east by road 627. Multia is not connected to the rail network; the nearest train station is in the southern neighboring community of Keuruu.

Culture and sights

The stately wooden church of the place was built in 1796–98 according to plans by Matti Åkergren as a towerless cruciform church; In 1846 it was converted into a long church and the bell tower was built on the east side. In the churchyard there is an old cemetery and the wooden parish building from 1819. The Multia Museum of Local History has been housed in a former granary since 1957, and the only mill museum in Central Finland in the historic Uitamonkoski mill.

However, the actual sights of Multia are more to be found in nature. In 2004, a 20 m high wooden observation tower was built on the Kiiskilänmäki, which allows a far-reaching view of the scenic surrounding area, which is also accessible through several designated nature trails.

Since 1988, Multia has hosted the world championships in kick sledding every year.

Sons and daughters

• Urho Karhumäki (1891-1947), writer

Web links

Commons : Multia  - 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. ↑ Pieni tietosanakirja , Helsinki: Otava 1925–1928 (available online at Project Runeberg), keyword Multia
4. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections
5. ↑ Website of the community: Multian vaakuna ( Memento of the original of June 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Finnish) 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Website of the community: Multian yritykset ja elinkeinopalvelut ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Website of the community: Yleistietoa Multian kunnasta ( Memento of the original of June 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Finnish) 
8. ↑ Multia-Seura ry: n museot ( Memento of the original of April 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ multiankylat.net: Näkötorni ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ Multialaisia ​​Luontokohteita ja Nähtavyyksiä ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Webpage of the Kick Sled World Championships ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2004 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)