Karijoki
Karijoki
Bötom | |
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Municipality | |
| Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun | |
Karijoki in 1990 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Karijoki in Finland | |
Interactive map of Karijoki | |
| Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohja |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Marko Keski-Sikkilä |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 267th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 1,136 |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.12/km2 (15.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.9% |
| • Others | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.karijoki.fi |
Karijoki (Finnish: [ˈkɑriˌjoki]; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,136 (June 30, 2025), which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). The population density is 6.12/km2 (15.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A proposed neanderthal cave, Susiluola, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.