Alajärvi
Alajärvi | |
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Town | |
| Alajärven kaupunki Alajärvi stad | |
Alajärvi Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Alajärvi in Finland | |
Interactive map of Alajärvi | |
| Coordinates: 63°00′N 023°49′E / 63.000°N 23.817°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Town privileges | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Vesa Koivunen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,056.74 km2 (408.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,008.77 km2 (389.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 78th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 9,065 |
| • Rank | 106th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.99/km2 (23.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.3% |
| • 65 or older | 28.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | alajarvi |
Alajärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑlɑˌjærʋi]; lit. 'lower lake') is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,065 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 1,056.74 square kilometres (408.01 sq mi) of which 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.3/sq mi). The town is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009.