Alavieska

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Alavieska
Municipality
Alavieskan kunta
Alavieska kommun
Coat of arms of Alavieska
Coat of arms
Location of Alavieska in Finland
Location of Alavieska in Finland
Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E / 64.167; 24.3083Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E / 64.167; 24.3083
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionYlivieska sub-region
Charter1879
Government
 • MayorKari Pentti
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total253.02 km2 (97.69 sq mi)
 • Land251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi)
 • Water1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Area rank245th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total2,522
 • Rank239th largest in Finland
 • Density10.03/km2 (26.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1419.3%
 • 15 to 6455.8%
 • 65 or older24.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.alavieska.fi

Alavieska is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,522 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 253.02 square kilometres (97.69 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen and Ylivieska.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography[]

Villages[]

In 1967, Alavieska had six legally recognized villages (henkikirjakylät):[6]

  • Eteläranta
  • Somero
  • Käännänkylä

Demographics[]

In 2020, 19.3% of the population of Alavieska was under the age of 15, 55.8% were aged 15 to 64, and 24.9% were over the age of 64. The average age was 43.8, above the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 40.8. Speakers of Finnish made up 99.0% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.2%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 0.8%. Foreign nationals made up 0.6% of the total population.[7]

The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Alavieska from 1975-2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 3,056—    
1980 2,990−0.44%
1985 3,040+0.33%
1990 3,072+0.21%
1995 3,051−0.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 2,940−0.74%
2005 2,854−0.59%
2010 2,770−0.60%
2015 2,687−0.61%
2020 2,517−1.30%
Source: Statistics Finland[8]

Urban areas[]

In 2019, out of the total population of 2,519, 1,281 people lived in the sole urban area, the , while lived 1,220 in sparsely populated areas and the coordinates of 18 people were unknown. This made Alavieska's degree of urbanization 51.2%.[9][10]

Economy[]

In 2018, 23.1% of the workforce of Alavieska worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 22.4% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 52.9% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 8.8%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 29.5%.[11]

People[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ Maijala, Veikko; Papunen, Pentti (1967). "Alavieska". Suomenmaa: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos. 1: Ahlainen–Hausjärvi. Helsinki: WSOY.
  7. ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Municipal key figures 1987-2020 (with the 2021 regional division)". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2021. (2018 and 2019)

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