Peräseinäjoki is a
former municipality of
Finland
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.
It was located in the
province
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of
Western Finland
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and is part of the
Southern Ostrobothnia
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region
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. The municipality had a population of 3,653 (2004) and covered an area of 459.13 km
2 of which 14.11 km
2 was water. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per km
2. Peräseinäjoki merged with the town of
Seinäjoki on January 1, 2005.
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
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See also ...
.
History
The first travellers at the areas of Peräseinäjoki have most likely been hunters from the northern parts of
Satakunta
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and from
Tavastia. The first permanent inhabitants are estimated to be arrived at the 16th century and the population was 149 according to census figures on year 1750. Peräseinäjoki separated from
Ilmajoki and formed its own municipal administration on 1868.
Today
Nowadays, Peräseinäjoki is best known of its
steel industry
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, Kalajärvi and
sports tradition.
There is The Finnish Emigrant Museum, The Finnish Emigration Center in Peräseinäjoki. The center will document and present the history and the present-day of emigration, immigration and internal migration. The task of the center will also be collecting, preserving, researching and setting out material concerning migration. The Emigrant Center will act as a meeting place and an information center for those who are interested in internationality and those who are searching their roots.
Notable residents
*
Vieno Simonen
Vieno Simonen ( Vartiainen; 27 December 1898 – 20 June 1994) was a Finnish politician and farmer. A member of the Agrarian League, she represented Kuopio East in the Parliament of Finland from 1948 to 1962. After serving in deputy ministerial ...
(1898–1994), Finnish politician and farmer
*
Ville Ritola
Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola (18 January 1896 – 24 April 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He holds the record of winning ...
was a 5-time Olympic gold medal winner in long-distance running.
Villages
* Kihniä
* Luoma
* Peräseinäjoki
* Viitala
* Haapaluoma
* Juupakylä
* Siltala
References
External links
Peräseinäjoki
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Seinäjoki
Former municipalities of Finland
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