Knowledge

Keuruu

Source 📝

1571: 85: 1236: 70: 833: 820: 136: 671: 462: 1359: 1376: 1351: 1329: 1226: 58: 655: 438:. The municipality has a population of 9,145 (31 August 2024) and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km (66.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.8/sq mi). The town center and 567:
parish since 1571 and until 1636. By 1571, 31 new Savonian settlers had moved into the area while only two Tavastians remained, but more Tavastians came in the 17th century. The Savonians mostly came from
607:
The old church in Keuruu is a wooden church built in the 18th century. It now serves as a museum. The summer Keuruu Market is a popular summer event. Over the years, performers have seen e.g.
590:
were originally parts of the Keuruu parish. Multia was split off in 1872 and Pihlajavesi in 1910. However Pihlajavesi rejoined Keuruu in 1969. The villages of Kivijärvi and Niemisvesi in
548:
also moved to their hunting grounds in the same area. At the time, it was possible to distinguish Savonians and Tavastians just by their names: Savonians had surnames usually ending in
622:
is in Keuruu. The science space is a permanent exhibition space established in Keuruu for the former Karimo school, where technology is presented mainly to young people.
615:. Every summer, the Pentecostal Midsummer Conference in the Great Book brings together Christians from all over Finland and the world. The home port of the MS 883: 977: 786: 799: 1708: 1286: 517: 1693: 98: 1713: 1047: 1432: 945: 1698: 946:"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020" 552:, while that was not the case with the names of Tavastians. Out of the eleven original settlers, six were Savonians (surnames 1703: 1688: 412: 1279: 1116: 1441: 1162: 1104: 718: 252: 228: 1255: 700: 1570: 1076: 696: 84: 1272: 1595: 1585: 1425: 366: 635: 416: 580:
is a relic of this. The southern part held by Sääksmäki was added to the new Keuruu parish in 1640.
1654: 855: 681: 1178: 1418: 1230: 692: 685: 69: 160: 345: 1387: 916: 513: 478: 424: 355: 268: 8: 1620: 1258:– A football club, infamous for losing their every single game in the Finnish division 2 587: 532:. This name is first mentioned in 1552 as a wilderness used for hunting by the people of 450: 1312: 953: 435: 148: 1158: 920: 850: 768: 577: 1410: 533: 1590: 750: 446: 404: 399: 276: 608: 1683: 1630: 1625: 1535: 1525: 1365: 1316: 917:"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024" 541: 497: 482: 432: 428: 287: 153: 1140: 1610: 1475: 1455: 1239: 780: 732: 619: 612: 509: 501: 1677: 924: 810: 762: 738: 113: 100: 1615: 1545: 1264: 1129:
YLE: Siipiratasalus Elias LÜnnrotille liikkuu Keurusselällä myÜs ensi kesänä
505: 1600: 756: 659: 305: 186: 1500: 1235: 999: 439: 1480: 1308: 774: 591: 536:. The northern part of the modern municipality was held by the people of 490: 1510: 1605: 1560: 1540: 1465: 1460: 1397: 569: 545: 470: 362: 341: 1635: 1505: 1391: 1342: 744: 537: 336: 1128: 824: 670: 654: 1640: 1555: 1550: 1485: 978:"Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023" 630:
In the 1980s, Keuruu's traditional parish dishes were the "gutter
461: 1661: 1530: 1520: 1495: 1021: 837: 832: 819: 564: 420: 170: 141: 1155:
Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat
1515: 1470: 1338: 1225: 919:. Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. 583: 573: 486: 474: 57: 554:
Karjalainen, Koponen, Manninen, Pynnänen, Ruoranen, Tiusanen
1117:
YLE: Historiallinen siipirataslaiva uhkaa rapistua satamaan
631: 1246: 1200: 378: 576:. The Savonians and Tavastians later mixed, the local 442:
village are both the most populated places in Keuruu.
1440: 1048:"SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" 1157:(in Finnish). Helsinki: Patakolmonen. p. 89. 911: 909: 907: 980:. Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022 1675: 1002:(in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen. 15 December 2014 1152: 904: 800:List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland 594:were originally villages of the Keuruu parish. 1028:. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012 1426: 1294: 1280: 1141:http://www.tiedetila.fi/tiedetila/aloitus.htm 1077:"Keuruun pitäjän historia, kirj. Aksel WarĂŠn" 804: 47: 41: 878: 876: 699:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 559:The village was first mentioned in 1567 as 1433: 1419: 1287: 1273: 972: 970: 793: 938: 884:"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" 873: 719:Learn how and when to remove this message 212:1,257.97 km (485.70 sq mi) 204:1,430.57 km (552.35 sq mi) 653: 460: 18:Municipality in Central Finland, Finland 1193: 967: 1676: 1171: 496:There are 316 lakes in Keuruu such as 453:was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969. 1709:Populated lakeshore places in Finland 1414: 1268: 398: 1694:Populated places established in 1652 1302: 697:adding citations to reliable sources 664: 602: 220:172.4 km (66.6 sq mi) 1110: 1105:Keuruun vanha kirkko – Museovirasto 544:settled the area in 1564, but some 13: 759:, former Prime Minister of Finland 14: 1725: 1714:Municipalities of Central Finland 1442:Municipalities of Central Finland 1219: 649: 445:The municipality is unilingually 1569: 1374: 1357: 1349: 1327: 1234: 1224: 831: 818: 783:, graphic designer and heraldist 669: 469:Neighbouring municipalities are 134: 83: 68: 56: 1146: 1134: 1122: 891:National Land Survey of Finland 753:, professional ice hockey coach 528:Keuruu was originally known as 508:, but the largest of which are 1098: 1069: 1040: 1014: 992: 634:" fried in a wooden trough, a 1: 1699:1652 establishments in Sweden 1375: 1328: 1242:travel guide from Wikivoyage 861: 269:Population by native language 89:Location of Keuruu in Finland 1358: 1350: 456: 7: 1704:Populated places in Finland 1689:Cities and towns in Finland 844: 10: 1730: 1181:(in Estonian). JĂľgeva linn 1000:"Pihlajavesi ennen ja nyt" 805:Twin towns – Sister cities 797: 636:sweetened potato casserole 597: 523: 1649: 1578: 1567: 1448: 1300: 1295:Places adjacent to Keuruu 1057:(in Finnish). p. 157 373: 352: 335: 327: 319: 311: 304: 296: 285: 274: 267: 263:7.27/km (18.8/sq mi) 259: 248: 240: 235: 224: 216: 208: 200: 195: 184: 179: 169: 159: 147: 129: 94: 82: 64: 55: 40: 33: 23: 1153:Jaakko Kolmonen (1988). 856:Finnish national road 58 328: â€˘ 65 or older 1596:Jyväskylän maalaiskunta 1586:Äänekosken maalaiskunta 794:International relations 625: 563:. It was a part of the 556:) and five Tavastians. 423:. It is located in the 662: 466: 449:. The municipality of 408: 48: 42: 1579:Former municipalities 1233:at Wikimedia Commons 789:, sexton and murderer 657: 510:Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä 464: 354: â€˘ Summer ( 320: â€˘ 15 to 64 693:improve this section 465:Lake Yltiä in Keuruu 312: â€˘ 0 to 14 260: â€˘ Density 1249:– Official website 777:, ice hockey player 747:, ice hockey player 638:, and bread called 431:and is part of the 297: â€˘ Others 114:62.2583°N 24.7083°E 110: /  1313:South Ostrobothnia 954:Statistics Finland 663: 467: 400:[ˈkeuĚŻruː] 241: â€˘ Total 217: â€˘ Water 201: â€˘ Total 1671: 1670: 1408: 1407: 1403: 1402: 1229:Media related to 851:Finnish Lake Road 769:Mirjami Kuosmanen 729: 728: 721: 603:Sights and events 389: 388: 306:Population by age 249: â€˘ Rank 225: â€˘ Rank 209: â€˘ Land 165:Keuruu sub-region 1721: 1573: 1435: 1428: 1421: 1412: 1411: 1378: 1377: 1361: 1360: 1353: 1352: 1331: 1330: 1303: 1289: 1282: 1275: 1266: 1265: 1261: 1252: 1238: 1228: 1213: 1212: 1210: 1208: 1197: 1191: 1190: 1188: 1186: 1175: 1169: 1168: 1150: 1144: 1138: 1132: 1126: 1120: 1114: 1108: 1102: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1084:keuruunveraja.fi 1081: 1073: 1067: 1066: 1064: 1062: 1052: 1044: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1007: 996: 990: 989: 987: 985: 974: 965: 964: 962: 960: 942: 936: 935: 933: 931: 913: 902: 901: 899: 897: 888: 880: 836: 835: 823: 822: 751:Jukka Rautakorpi 724: 717: 713: 710: 704: 673: 665: 578:Savonian dialect 402: 397: 385: 382: 380: 359: 140: 138: 137: 125: 124: 122: 121: 120: 119:62.2583; 24.7083 115: 111: 108: 107: 106: 103: 87: 72: 60: 51: 45: 43:Keuruun kaupunki 21: 20: 1729: 1728: 1724: 1723: 1722: 1720: 1719: 1718: 1674: 1673: 1672: 1667: 1655:Central Finland 1645: 1574: 1565: 1444: 1439: 1409: 1404: 1388:Mänttä-Vilppula 1362: 1296: 1293: 1259: 1250: 1222: 1217: 1216: 1206: 1204: 1199: 1198: 1194: 1184: 1182: 1177: 1176: 1172: 1165: 1151: 1147: 1139: 1135: 1127: 1123: 1115: 1111: 1103: 1099: 1089: 1087: 1079: 1075: 1074: 1070: 1060: 1058: 1050: 1046: 1045: 1041: 1031: 1029: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1005: 1003: 998: 997: 993: 983: 981: 976: 975: 968: 958: 956: 944: 943: 939: 929: 927: 915: 914: 905: 895: 893: 886: 882: 881: 874: 864: 847: 830: 817: 807: 802: 796: 765:, film director 725: 714: 708: 705: 690: 674: 658:Prime Minister 652: 628: 605: 600: 526: 498:Keuruun Kaituri 479:Mänttä-Vilppula 459: 433:Central Finland 429:Western Finland 395: 377: 353: 154:Central Finland 135: 133: 118: 116: 112: 109: 104: 101: 99: 97: 96: 90: 78: 77: 76: 75: 46: 36: 29: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1727: 1717: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1691: 1686: 1669: 1668: 1666: 1665: 1658: 1650: 1647: 1646: 1644: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1582: 1580: 1576: 1575: 1568: 1566: 1564: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1452: 1450: 1449:Municipalities 1446: 1445: 1438: 1437: 1430: 1423: 1415: 1406: 1405: 1401: 1400: 1395: 1385: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1372: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1348: 1346: 1335: 1334: 1332: 1325: 1322: 1321: 1319: 1306: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1292: 1291: 1284: 1277: 1269: 1263: 1262: 1253: 1247:Town of Keuruu 1221: 1220:External links 1218: 1215: 1214: 1201:"Szarvas Town" 1192: 1170: 1163: 1145: 1133: 1121: 1109: 1097: 1068: 1055:kaino.kotus.fi 1039: 1013: 991: 966: 937: 903: 871: 870: 869: 868: 863: 860: 859: 858: 853: 846: 843: 842: 841: 828: 806: 803: 795: 792: 791: 790: 787:Matias Saxberg 784: 781:Pirkko Vahtero 778: 772: 766: 760: 754: 748: 742: 736: 733:Einari Vuorela 727: 726: 677: 675: 668: 651: 650:Notable people 648: 627: 624: 620:paddle steamer 604: 601: 599: 596: 525: 522: 458: 455: 387: 386: 375: 371: 370: 360: 350: 349: 339: 333: 332: 329: 325: 324: 321: 317: 316: 313: 309: 308: 302: 301: 298: 294: 293: 290: 283: 282: 281:96% (official) 279: 272: 271: 265: 264: 261: 257: 256: 250: 246: 245: 242: 238: 237: 233: 232: 226: 222: 221: 218: 214: 213: 210: 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 193: 192: 189: 182: 181: 177: 176: 173: 167: 166: 163: 157: 156: 151: 145: 144: 131: 127: 126: 92: 91: 88: 80: 79: 73: 67: 66: 65: 62: 61: 53: 52: 38: 37: 34: 31: 30: 27: 24: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1726: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1681: 1679: 1664: 1663: 1659: 1657: 1656: 1652: 1651: 1648: 1642: 1639: 1637: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1624: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1583: 1581: 1577: 1572: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1453: 1451: 1447: 1443: 1436: 1431: 1429: 1424: 1422: 1417: 1416: 1413: 1399: 1396: 1393: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1383: 1380: 1373: 1371: 1370: 1367: 1364: 1356: 1347: 1344: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1333: 1326: 1324: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1314: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1299: 1290: 1285: 1283: 1278: 1276: 1271: 1270: 1267: 1257: 1256:Keuruun Pallo 1254: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1243: 1241: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1202: 1196: 1180: 1179:"Välissuhted" 1174: 1166: 1164:951-96047-3-1 1160: 1156: 1149: 1142: 1137: 1130: 1125: 1118: 1113: 1106: 1101: 1085: 1078: 1072: 1056: 1049: 1043: 1027: 1023: 1017: 1001: 995: 979: 973: 971: 955: 951: 947: 941: 926: 922: 918: 912: 910: 908: 892: 885: 879: 877: 872: 866: 865: 857: 854: 852: 849: 848: 839: 834: 829: 826: 821: 816: 815: 814: 812: 801: 788: 785: 782: 779: 776: 773: 770: 767: 764: 763:Matti Kassila 761: 758: 755: 752: 749: 746: 743: 740: 739:Hannele Huovi 737: 734: 731: 730: 723: 720: 712: 702: 698: 694: 688: 687: 683: 678:This section 676: 672: 667: 666: 661: 656: 647: 645: 641: 637: 633: 623: 621: 618: 617:Elias LĂśnnrot 614: 610: 609:Matti Nykänen 595: 593: 589: 585: 581: 579: 575: 571: 566: 562: 557: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 521: 519: 515: 511: 507: 503: 499: 494: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 463: 454: 452: 448: 443: 441: 437: 434: 430: 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 401: 393: 384: 376: 372: 368: 364: 361: 357: 351: 347: 343: 340: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 289: 286: â€˘  284: 280: 278: 275: â€˘  273: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 253:105th largest 251: 247: 243: 239: 234: 230: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 194: 190: 188: 185: â€˘  183: 178: 174: 172: 168: 164: 162: 158: 155: 152: 150: 146: 143: 132: 128: 123: 95:Coordinates: 93: 86: 81: 71: 63: 59: 54: 50: 44: 39: 32: 22: 16: 1660: 1653: 1601:Konginkangas 1490: 1354: 1260:(in Finnish) 1251:(in Finnish) 1223: 1205:. Retrieved 1203:. szarvas.hu 1195: 1183:. Retrieved 1173: 1154: 1148: 1143:(in Finnish) 1136: 1131:(in Finnish) 1124: 1119:(in Finnish) 1112: 1107:(in Finnish) 1100: 1088:. Retrieved 1086:(in Finnish) 1083: 1071: 1059:. Retrieved 1054: 1042: 1030:. Retrieved 1025: 1016: 1004:. Retrieved 994: 982:. Retrieved 957:. Retrieved 949: 940: 930:25 September 928:. Retrieved 894:. Retrieved 890: 808: 757:Kalevi Sorsa 715: 706: 691:Please help 679: 660:Kalevi Sorsa 643: 639: 629: 616: 606: 582: 560: 558: 553: 549: 529: 527: 495: 468: 444: 417:municipality 391: 390: 229:56th largest 191:Noora Pajari 187:Town manager 74:Coat of arms 35:Municipality 15: 1621:Pihlajavesi 1591:Jämsänkoski 1481:Kannonkoski 1207:1 September 1032:27 February 775:Olli Palola 588:Pihlajavesi 514:Pihlajavesi 502:Hallinjärvi 451:Pihlajavesi 117: / 1678:Categories 1631:Säynätsalo 1626:PylkĂśnmäki 1616:Leivonmäki 1606:Korpilahti 1561:Viitasaari 1546:Saarijärvi 1541:Pihtipudas 1536:Petäjävesi 1461:Hankasalmi 1366:Petäjävesi 896:30 January 862:References 809:Keuruu is 798:See also: 644:varilimppu 640:varituinen 570:Rautalampi 546:Tavastians 506:Kolonjärvi 483:Petäjävesi 255:in Finland 236:Population 231:in Finland 180:Government 161:Sub-region 105:024°42.5′E 49:Keuru stad 1636:Sumiainen 1611:Koskenpää 1506:Konnevesi 1501:Kivijärvi 1476:Jyväskylä 1456:Äänekoski 1392:Pirkanmaa 1343:Pirkanmaa 1090:20 August 1061:20 August 1026:Järviwiki 925:1797-5395 840:, Hungary 827:, Estonia 771:, actress 745:Joni Lius 680:does not 542:Savonians 540:instead. 538:Kangasala 534:Sääksmäki 518:Liesjärvi 457:Geography 440:Haapamäki 363:UTC+03:00 342:UTC+02:00 337:Time zone 102:62°15.5′N 1641:Suolahti 1556:Uurainen 1551:Toivakka 1511:Kyyjärvi 1486:Karstula 1022:"Keuruu" 845:See also 741:, writer 735:, writer 709:May 2024 425:province 396:Finnish: 1662:Finland 1531:Muurame 1521:Luhanka 1496:Kinnula 1185:23 July 1006:4 April 950:StatFin 838:Szarvas 811:twinned 701:removed 686:sources 598:Culture 565:Ruovesi 524:History 447:Finnish 421:Finland 411:) is a 405:Swedish 381:.keuruu 374:Website 288:Swedish 277:Finnish 171:Charter 142:Finland 130:Country 1684:Keuruu 1526:Multia 1516:Laukaa 1491:Keuruu 1471:Joutsa 1355:Keuruu 1339:Virrat 1317:Multia 1309:Ähtäri 1240:Keuruu 1231:Keuruu 1161:  923:  825:JĂľgeva 813:with: 592:Ähtäri 584:Multia 574:Laukaa 561:KĂśyris 516:, and 504:, and 491:Ähtäri 487:Virrat 475:Multia 436:region 392:Keuruu 149:Region 139:  25:Keuruu 1466:Jämsä 1398:Jämsä 1080:(PDF) 1051:(PDF) 984:7 May 959:2 May 887:(PDF) 867:Notes 613:Danny 530:Keuru 471:Jämsä 409:Keuru 331:34.5% 323:52.3% 315:13.2% 244:9,145 28:Keuru 1209:2010 1187:2011 1159:ISBN 1092:2022 1063:2022 1034:2012 1008:2021 986:2023 961:2021 932:2024 921:ISSN 898:2018 684:any 682:cite 632:meat 626:Food 611:and 586:and 572:and 550:-nen 489:and 415:and 413:town 367:EEST 300:3.8% 292:0.2% 196:Area 175:1652 1315:), 695:by 642:or 427:of 419:of 383:.fi 379:www 356:DST 346:EET 1680:: 1082:. 1053:. 1024:. 969:^ 952:. 948:. 906:^ 889:. 875:^ 646:. 520:. 512:, 500:, 493:. 485:, 481:, 477:, 473:, 407:: 403:; 1434:e 1427:t 1420:v 1394:) 1390:( 1345:) 1341:( 1311:( 1288:e 1281:t 1274:v 1211:. 1189:. 1167:. 1094:. 1065:. 1036:. 1010:. 988:. 963:. 934:. 900:. 722:) 716:( 711:) 707:( 703:. 689:. 394:( 369:) 365:( 358:) 348:) 344:(

Index


Coat of arms of Keuruu
Location of Keuruu in Finland
62°15.5′N 024°42.5′E / 62.2583°N 24.7083°E / 62.2583; 24.7083
Finland
Region
Central Finland
Sub-region
Charter
Town manager
56th largest
105th largest
Population by native language
Finnish
Swedish
Population by age
Time zone
UTC+02:00
EET
DST
UTC+03:00
EEST
www.keuruu.fi
[ˈkeu̯ruː]
Swedish
town
municipality
Finland
province
Western Finland

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑