Seinäjoki
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | South Ostrobothnia |
| Administrative community : | Seinäjoki |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 48 ′ N , 22 ° 50 ′ E |
| Surface: | 1,469.32 km² |
| of which land area: | 1,431.48 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 37.84 km² |
| Residents : | 63,288 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 44.2 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 743 |
| Postcodes : | 60060-61999 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | seinajoki.fi |
Seinäjoki [ ˈsɛi̯næjɔki ] is a city in western Finland . The name means border river, as in the German Wandsbek .
history
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On January 1, 2005, the town of Seinäjoki was merged with the Peräseinäjoki municipality and some villages belonging to the Ilmajoki municipality . As a result, their area grew from 134 square kilometers to 603 square kilometers. At the beginning of 2009, the communities Nurmo and Ylistaro were also incorporated into the city of Seinäjoki. After the municipal merger, Seinäjoki has over 55,000 inhabitants.
Some of the town's buildings were designed by Alvar Aalto , such as the town library, the Lakeuden Risti Church , built between 1957 and 1960, and the administration buildings.
politics
In the 2008 local elections, the Liberal Center Party and the conservative National Collection Party were tied. In the city council, the highest decision-making body in municipal affairs, they each have 17 out of 51 deputies. The third strongest force are the Social Democrats with 10 seats, followed by the Christian Democrats and the right-wing populist True Finns with two seats each, and the Greens and the Left Alliance with one seat each. Furthermore, the Lupa luottaa (“Allow trust”) electoral list with a member of the City Council is on the city council represented. This electoral community had spoken out vehemently against the incorporation of Nurmo and Ylistaro into the city of Seinäjoki, which was scheduled for January 1, 2009 , and received the greatest support in these places.
| Political party | 2008 election results | Seats |
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| Center Party | 31.8% | 17th |
| National rally party | 31.7% | 17th |
| Social democrats | 19.7% | 10 |
| Christian Democrats | 4.6% | 2 |
| True Finns | 3.8% | 2 |
| Lupa luottaa | 3.2% | 1 |
| Green covenant | 2.9% | 1 |
| Left alliance | 2.1% | 1 |
Are sister cities of Seinäjoki
- Schweinfurt in Germany
- Kunda and Kose in Estonia
- Koszalin in Poland
- Sopron in Hungary
- Kristinehamn in Sweden
- Velikiye Luki in Russia
- Farsund in Norway
- Thunder Bay in Canada
- Orvieto in Italy
- Skagen in Denmark
and the US state of Virginia .
traffic
As a rail hub with routes to Tampere , Kaskinen , Vaasa , Oulu and Haapamäki , it plays a prominent role in the Finnish long-distance network. The Seinäjoki Airport is located 11 kilometers south of the city center.
education
The Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is located in Seinäjoki .
Culture
Every year in July, the famous Tango Festival takes place in Seinäjoki , where a Tango King and a Tango Queen are chosen. A second well-known event also takes place in June: Provinssirock , one of the largest rock events in the country.
Sports
In 2013, the club Seinäjoen JK, which emerged from the merger of TP-Seinäjoki and Sepsi-78 in 2007, made it to the top Finnish football league. The Seinäjoki Crocodiles American football team is based in Seinäjoki. In ice hockey, the city is represented by the S-Kiekkos team. The Nurmon Jymy club has departments in volleyball, pesäpallo and floorball and is also known for its wrestlers and track and field athletes.
sons and daughters of the town
- Aaro Kiviperä (1912–1944), modern pentathlete and basketball official
- Jorma Ollila (* 1950), chairman and CEO of the Finnish telecommunications company Nokia
- Mari Kiviniemi (* 1968), Center Party politician, Prime Minister
- Jarkko Ala-Huikku (born 1980), wrestler
- Arto Saari (* 1981), professional Finnish skateboarder
- Kristian Kuusela (* 1983), ice hockey player
- Petri Kontiola (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Veli Lampi (* 1984), football player
- Jenni Kangas (* 1992), javelin thrower
- Sami Osala , drummer for the Finnish band Sunrise Avenue
- The Dudesons : Jukka Hilden, Jarno Laasala, Jarno "Jarppi" Leppälä, Hannu-Pekka "HP" Parviainen; have a "stunt show" on MTV
Web links
- Official website
- Tango Festival
- How children can stay slim. Handstand in math class on April 7, 2018 on zdf.de.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ Kuntaliitoksen tuomien muutosten vaikutus työn kuormittavuuteen (page 16)
- ↑ Pohjalainen: SDP suurin uudessa Salossa, KOK juhli Seinäjoella . News from October 27, 2008.
- ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections
