Karijoki
Bötom | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun | |
 Karijoki in 1990 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karijoki in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Karijoki | |
| Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°E / 62.3083; 21.7083 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohja |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Marko Keski-Sikkilä |
| Area (2018-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 267th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 1,134 |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.11/km2 (15.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.1% |
| • Others | 2.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.karijoki.fi |
Karijoki (Finnish: [ˈkɑriˌjoki]; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,134 (December 31, 2025),2 which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).1 The population density is 6.11/km2 (15.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A proposed neanderthal cave, Susiluola, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.
Villages
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,378 | — |
| 1960 | 2,998 | −11.2% |
| 1970 | 2,377 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | 2,038 | −14.3% |
| 1990 | 1,982 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,760 | −11.2% |
| 2010 | 1,521 | −13.6% |
| 2020 | 1,207 | −20.6% |
| Source: Doria567, Statistics Finland8 | ||
Notable people
- Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
- Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
- Susanna Rajamäki, athlete
References
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- "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.
- "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "1950 POPULATION CENSUS VOLUME I - POPULATION, NUMBER, AGE AND LANGUAGE" (PDF). Doria.
- "GENERAL CENSUS OF POPULATION 1960 - II - POPULATION BY AGE, MARITAL STATUS, MAIN LANGUAGE, ETC" (PDF). Doria.
- "Population census 1970 - Volume I" (PDF). Doria.
- "Population 31.12. by Area, Age, Sex, Year and Information. PxWeb". Statistics Finland.
External links
External links
Media related to Karijoki at Wikimedia Commons Karijoki travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Karijoen kunta – The official website of the municipality