 | You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in Finnish. (June 2023)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Kaustinen Kaustby | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Kaustisen kunta Kaustby kommun | |
 The Church in Kaustinen on the sloping churchhill. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: | |
 Location of Kaustinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates:63°33′N023°41.5′E / 63.550°N 23.6917°E /63.550; 23.6917 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Minna Nikander |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 361.12 km2 (139.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 353.91 km2 (136.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 218th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 4,116 |
| • Rank | 187th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.63/km2 (30.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.8% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.4% |
| • 65 or older | 23.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | kaustinen |
Kaustinen (Swedish:Kaustby) is amunicipality ofFinland. It is part of theCentral Ostrobothniaregion. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of 361.12 square kilometres (139.43 sq mi) of which 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi) is water.[2] Thepopulation density is 11.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.1/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities areHalsua,Kokkola,Kronoby andVeteli. The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
It is the home of theKaustinen Folk Music Festival, held every July,[7] and one of its notable "house bands" includeJPP.[1][8] Theviolin appearing in the municipality'scoat of arms refers to the locality's still continuing old tradition ofFinnish folk music.[9] The comic strip birdWoodstock fromPeanuts, named for the rock music festival in Woodstock, New York, is called "Kaustinen" in Finnish with obvious reference to the folk music festival of the municipality.
Europe's largest lithium reserve is located in Kaustinen area.[10] Kaustinen is also home a Finnish independent game studioHorsefly Games.[11]
Kaustinen is served byOnniBus.com routeHelsinki–Jyväskylä–Kokkola.
Media related toKaustinen at Wikimedia Commons
| Municipalities |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Former municipalities | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
 | ThisWestern Finland location article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
