Isokyrö
Storkyro | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Isokyrön kunta Storkyro kommun | |
 Isokyrö Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Isokyrö in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Isokyrö | |
| Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E / 63.000; 22.317 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki |
| Charter | 1785 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Tero Kankaanpää |
| Area (2018-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 4,261 |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.03/km2 (31.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 2.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.4% |
| • 65 or older | 28.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | isokyro |
Isokyrö (Finnish: [ˈisoˌkyrø]; Swedish: Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 4,261 (31 December 2025)2 and covers an area of 356.91 square kilometres (137.80 sq mi) of which 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) is water.1 The population density is 12.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/sq mi).
In the name of the municipality, "iso" means big; "kyrö", on the other hand, is a Tavastian dialect and means a quarry, rocky or rugged terrain for hiding. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
According to Traficom, Isokyrö is the most motorized municipality in Finland with 718 cars per thousand inhabitants.5
Geography
There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.6
Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are Ilmajoki, Kauhava, Laihia, Seinäjoki, Vaasa and Vörå.
Localities:
Notable people
- Matti Haapoja (1845–1895), serial killer
- Kustaa Killinen (1849–1922), schoolteacher, writer and politician
- Matti Pohto (1817–1857), bookbinder and book collector
- Eino S. Repo (1919–2002), journalist and politician
- Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist, playwright and lawyer
- Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 1978), sports shooter
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.
- "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö".
External links
External links
Media related to Isokyrö at Wikimedia Commons Isokyrö travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Isokyrö – Official website (in Finnish)