Isokyrö

Isokyrö Storkyro
Municipality
Isokyrön kunta Storkyro kommun
Isokyrö Church
Coat of arms
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Seinäjoki
Charter	1785
Government
• Municipality manager	Tero Kankaanpää
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	356.91 km^2 (137.80 sq mi)
• Land	354.13 km^2 (136.73 sq mi)
• Water	2.79 km^2 (1.08 sq mi)
• Rank	216th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,320
• Rank	184th largest in Finland
• Density	12.2/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	97.5% (official)
• Swedish	0.7%
• Others	1.8%
Population by age [3]
• 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	www.isokyro.fi

Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

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 4,320 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 356.91 square kilometres (137.80 sq mi) of which 2.79 km^2 (1.08 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/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.^[citation needed] 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:

• Tuurala

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

See also

• Levänluhta
• Isokyrö railway station
• Tervajoki railway station
• Battle of Napue

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 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. "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
5. "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
6. "Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö".

External links

Media related to Isokyrö at Wikimedia Commons Isokyrö travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Municipality of Isokyrö – Official website