Kurikka

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Kurikka

Total population

20,434

Coordinates62.62°, 22.40°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kurikka is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,441 and the municipality covers an area of 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 11.27/km2 (29.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Arsi Harju

Finnish shot putter

Juha Mieto

Finnish cross country skier and politician

Kalevi Kivistö

Finnish politician

Hillevi Lagerstam

Finnish actress (1923–1998)

Vesa-Matti Saarakkala

Member of the parliament of Finland

Lennart Hohenthal

Finland Swedish political activist

Jorma Laulaja

Finnish bishop (1941–2026)

Samuli Paulaharju

Finnish teacher, ethnographer and writer (1875–1944)

J

Jyrki Ponsiluoma

Swedish cross-country skier

Y

Yrjö O. Alanen

Finnish psychiatrist

Antti Pelttari

Finnish civil servant

Anu Niemi

Finnish actress

A

Aulis Reinikka

Finnish pole vaulter

E

Eero Saari

Finnish engineer

E

Erkki Kiskola

Feeli Rinta

Finnish military officer (1893-1977)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern Ostrobothnia

• Soini
  59.9 mi away · pop. 2,367
• Mustafina Klada
  1193.6 mi away · pop. 164
• Ruškovica
  1194 mi away · pop. 56
• Kompator
  1194.8 mi away · pop. 80
• Katoličko Selišće
  1195.9 mi away · pop. 156
• Moslavačka Slatina
  1196.4 mi away · pop. 72
• Mala Ludina
  1196.7 mi away · pop. 159
• Desni Dubrovčak
  1196.8 mi away · pop. 115
• Gornja Vlahinićka
  1197 mi away · pop. 271
• Velika Ludina
  1197.2 mi away · pop. 751
• Vidrenjak
  1197.2 mi away · pop. 552
• Krajiška Kutinica
  1197.4 mi away · pop. 73

Browse all places in Southern Ostrobothnia →

Recently spotted species

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-09-16

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-16

Privet Hawkmoth

Sphinx ligustri

Seen 2026-08-29

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-08-25

Alsike clover

Trifolium hybridum

Seen 2026-08-25

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-08-25

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-25

Heath Bumble Bee

Bombus jonellus

Seen 2026-08-25

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Seen 2026-08-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).