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Lappajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Lappajärven kunta Lappajärvi kommun | |
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 Location of Lappajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates:63°13′N023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°E /63.217; 23.633 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Alasara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 522.98 km2 (201.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 420.89 km2 (162.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 200th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 2,710 |
| • Rank | 225th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.44/km2 (16.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 6.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 35.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | lappajarvi |
Lappajärvi is amunicipality inFinland'sSouthern Ostrobothnia region. It is located 78 kilometres (48 mi) fromSeinäjoki, 80 kilometres (50 mi) fromKokkola and 117 kilometres (73 mi) fromVaasa. The municipality has a population of 2,710 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 522.98 square kilometres (201.92 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi), or nearly 20% is water.[1] Thepopulation density is6.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is ameteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland.
Singer and performer,Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnishpower metal bandStratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.
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