Karijoki ( sv, Bötom) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. It is part of the

South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South O ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. The population of Karijoki is (), which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density is . The municipality is unilingually

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. A

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cave, the

Wolf cave Wolf Cave ( fi, Susiluola, sv, Varggrottan) is a crack in the ''Pyhävuori'' mountain (Swedish: ''Bötombergen'') in Kristinestad, near the Karijoki municipality in Finland. The upper part of the crack has been packed with soil, forming a cave. ...

, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.

Villages

* Alakylä * Karijoen kirkonkylä *

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* Ylikylä

Notable individuals

* Aarne Ahola, Knight of the

Mannerheim Cross The Mannerheim Cross ( fi, Mannerheim-risti, sv, Mannerheimkorset), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty ( fi, Vapaudenristin Mannerheim-risti, link=no, sv, Frihetskorsets Mannerheimkors, link=no) is the most distinguished Finnish ...

No. 71 * Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter * Erkki Rankaviita, folk musician * Knut Sonck, dean * Paul Norrback, accordionist and composer *

Pentti Lund Pentti Alexander Lund (December 6, 1925 – April 16, 2013) was a Finnish Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lund was often credit ...

. ice hockey player * Susanna Rajamäki, athlete

References

External links

Karijoen kunta
– The official website of the municipality Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia {{WesternFinland-geo-stub