Isojoki

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Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Isojoki

Storå

Municipality

Isojoen kunta
Storå kommun

Isojoki church and bell tower

Coat of arms

Location of Isojoki in Finland

Coordinates: 62°06′50″N 21°57′30″E﻿ / ﻿62.11389°N 21.95833°E﻿ / 62.11389; 21.95833
Country|  Finland
Region| South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region| Suupohja
Charter| 1855
Government

• Municipal manager| Juha Herrala
Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 647.43 km2 (249.97 sq mi)
• Land| 642.4 km2 (248.0 sq mi)
• Water| 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
• Rank| 134th largest in Finland
Population

(2025-03-31)[2]

• Total

| 1,778
• Rank| 265th largest in Finland
• Density| 2.77/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Population by native language

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• Finnish| 94.4% (official)
• Swedish| 0.8%
• Others| 4.7%
Population by age

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• 0 to 14| 11.3%
• 15 to 64| 55.1%
• 65 or older| 33.7%
Time zone| UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website| www.isojoki.fi

Isojoki (Swedish: Storå; lit. "Big River") is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The city of Pori is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) south of Isojoki. Neighbouring municipalities are Honkajoki, Karijoki, Kauhajoki, Kristinestad, Merikarvia and Siikainen. The population of Isojoki is 1,778 (31 March 2025).[2] The municipality covers an area of 642.4 km2 (248.0 sq mi), of which 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 2.77/km2 (7.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Although the area is not very high, one of the highest hills of southern Finland is located here (Lauhanvuori). Many Finns from this area have emigrated to Minnesota, in the USA, as well as Michigan.[citation needed]

Industry: wood, potato, machinery

Tourism: Lauhanvuori National Park (hotel, viewtower, big smoke sauna, historical nature with many relics from ice-age)

Nature: Mostly Forest, swamp and agriculture

## 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 "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 25 April 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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.

## External links

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Media related to Isojoki at Wikimedia Commons

* Municipality of Isojoki – Official website

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Places adjacent to Isojoki

|  | Karijoki | Kauhajoki

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Kristinestad (Ostrobothnia) |

Isojoki

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Merikarvia (Satakunta) | Siikainen (Satakunta) | Kankaanpää (Satakunta)

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Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia

Municipalities|

* Alajärvi
* Alavus
* Evijärvi
* Ilmajoki
* Isojoki
* Isokyrö
* Karijoki
* Kauhajoki
* Kauhava
* Kuortane
* Kurikka
* Lappajärvi
* Lapua
* Seinäjoki
* Soini
* Teuva
* Vimpeli
* Ähtäri

Former municipalities|

* Alahärmä
* Jalasjärvi
* Jurva
* Kortesjärvi
* Lehtimäki
* Nurmo
* Peräseinäjoki
* Seinäjoen maalaiskunta
* Töysä
* Ylihärmä
* Ylistaro

* South Ostrobothnia
* Finland

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* WorldCat

National|

* Finland

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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