Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

Jämijärvi
Municipality
Jämijärven kunta
Jämijärvi kommun
Jämijärvi Church
Jämijärvi Church
Coat of arms of Jämijärvi
Location of Jämijärvi in Finland
Location of Jämijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°E / 61.817; 22.6917
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionNorthern Satakunta sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerAku Autio
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total224.34 km2 (86.62 sq mi)
 • Land215.09 km2 (83.05 sq mi)
 • Water9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
 • Rank257th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,683
 • Rank274th largest in Finland
 • Density7.82/km2 (20.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.6%
 • 15 to 6453.8%
 • 65 or older31.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.jamijarvi.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,683 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 224.34 square kilometres (86.62 sq mi) of which 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Jämijärvi Airfield is one of the busiest general aviation airfields in Finland. A serious aviation accident happened in Jämijärvi in April 2014.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links edit

  Media related to Jämijärvi at Wikimedia Commons