Isokyrö
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Isokyrö
Storkyro | |
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Municipality | |
| Isokyrön kunta Storkyro kommun | |
 Isokyrö Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Isokyrö in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Isokyrö | |
| Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki |
| Charter | 1785 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Tero Kankaanpää |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,261 |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.03/km2 (31.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 2.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.4% |
| • 65 or older | 28.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | isokyro |
Isokyrö (Finnish: [ˈisoˌkyrø]; Swedish: Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 4,261 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 356.91 square kilometres (137.80 sq mi) of which 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/sq mi).
In the name of the municipality, "iso" means big; "kyrö", on the other hand, is a Tavastian dialect and means a quarry, rocky or rugged terrain for hiding.[citation needed] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
According to Traficom, Isokyrö is the most motorized municipality in Finland with 718 cars per thousand inhabitants.[4]
Geography
[edit]There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.[5]
Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are Ilmajoki, Kauhava, Laihia, Seinäjoki, Vaasa and Vörå.
Localities:
Notable people
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- Matti Haapoja (1845–1895), serial killer
- Kustaa Killinen (1849–1922), schoolteacher, writer and politician
- Matti Pohto (1817–1857), bookbinder and book collector
- Eino S. Repo (1919–2002), journalist and politician
- Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist, playwright and lawyer
- Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 1978), sports shooter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö".
External links
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Media related to Isokyrö at Wikimedia Commons
Isokyrö travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Isokyrö – Official website (in Finnish)
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