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Evijärvi
Municipality
Evijärven kunta
Evijärvi kommun
Evijärvi Church
Evijärvi Church
Coat of arms of Evijärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Järviseutu sub-region
Charter 1867
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi)
 • Land 354.15 km2 (136.74 sq mi)
 • Water 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Area rank 216th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 2,292
 • Rank 245th largest in Finland
 • Density 6.47/km2 (16.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 93.7% (official)
 • Swedish 2.1%
 • Others 4.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.3%
 • 15 to 64 54.2%
 • 65 or older 29.6%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)

Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,292 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.8/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people born in Evijärvi

  • Jalmari Linna (1891–1954)
  • Aleksi Kiviaho (1913–1986)
  • Ilmari Linna (1917–1981)
  • Tea Ista (1932–2014)
  • Esko Ahonen (1955–)

See also

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