Kurikka
Kurikka | |
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Town and municipality | |
| Kurikan kaupunki Kurikka stad | |
Church in Kurikka. | |
Location of Kurikka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Market town | 1966 |
| City rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anna-Kaisa Pusa |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 19,501 |
| • Rank | 59th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.31/km2 (29.3/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Kurikkalainen (Finnish) From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.7% |
| • 65 or older | 30.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | kurikka |
Kurikka is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,501 (31 March 2025) and the municipality covers an area of 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018). The population density is 11.31/km2 (29.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kurikka is one of the largest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.
The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009 and the municipality of Jalasjärvi on 1 January 2016.