Haapajärvi
Haapajärvi | |
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Town | |
| Haapajärven kaupunki Haapajärvi stad | |
Haapajärvi railway station | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Haapajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi |
| Charter | 1838 |
| Town privileges | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Juha Uusivirta |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 789.11 km2 (304.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 766.45 km2 (295.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 109th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 6,482 |
| • Rank | 141st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.46/km2 (21.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.9% (official) |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 25.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 6,482 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 789.11 square kilometres (304.68 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.9/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.