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Town and municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Kurikka
Town and municipality
Kurikan kaupunki
Kurikka stad
👁 Church in Kurikka.
Church in Kurikka.
👁 Location of Kurikka in Finland
Location of Kurikka in Finland
Interactive map of Kurikka
Coordinates: 62°37′N 022°24′E / 62.617°N 22.400°E / 62.617; 22.400
Country👁 Image
 Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki
Founded1868
Market town1966
City rights1977
Government
 • Town managerAnna-Kaisa Pusa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,743.86 km2 (673.31 sq mi)
 • Land1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi)
 • Water7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
 • Rank36th largest in Finland
Population
(2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
19,457
 • Rank59th largest in Finland
 • Density11.28/km2 (29.2/sq mi)
 • DemonymKurikkalainen (Finnish)
From Kurikka (English) Kurikkalaanen (Local dialect)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others3.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.7%
 • 15 to 6454.7%
 • 65 or older30.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitekurikka.fi

Kurikka is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,457 (31 December 2025)[2] 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 (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 11.28/km2 (29.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kurikka is one of the largest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.[citation needed]

The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009 and the municipality of Jalasjärvi on 1 January 2016.

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Kurikka central sports park with river scene.

Transport

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Finnish national roads 67, 3 (European Highway E12) and 19 run through Kurikka.

The Suupohja railway from Seinäjoki to Kaskinen runs through Kurikka. Passenger transport on the railway stopped in 1968 and the old railway station now serves as a lunch restaurant. The nearest passenger railway stations are in Seinäjoki and Parkano.

The nearest airport is Seinäjoki Airport.

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.

Sights

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  • Botniaring, a racing circuit in Jurva
  • Jurva church
  • Jurva museum
  • Kurikka church
  • Kurikka museum
  • Kusikivi, a rock, behind which Swedish king Adolf Frederick supposedly relieved himself during his tour of Finland after his coronation.
  • Pitkämö beach

Notable people

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International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

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Kurikka is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Immigration fell again considerably in Finland in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 22 January 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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 Media related to Kurikka at Wikimedia Commons 👁 Wikivoyage logo
 Kurikka travel guide from Wikivoyage

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