- Alahärmä
Alahärmä is a municipality of
Finland .It is located in the province of
Western Finland and is part of theSouthern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,930 and covers an area of 354.11 km² of which 1.76 km² is water. Thepopulation density is 14.0 inhabitants per km².Alahärmä stands in connection with the coast and the Gulf of Bothnia by the river Lapuanjoki. It was probably in combination with the fertile earth important for the first settlers in the area. The municipality, situated 80 kilometers northeast of the town
Vaasa , is dominated by the beautiful countryside and nature, but there are also small villages filled with activities. The companies are mainly within the metal industry, fur-farming, starch and milk production. The unemployment rate is one of the lowest in Finland.There is also a supply of cultural activities for instance the annual folk festival "Härmälääset Häjyylyt", theatre, art exhibitions, concerts. The local greystone church was built in 1903.
Alahärmä is also the home of the northernmost wooden rollercoaster in the world, named Thunderbird at
PowerPark resort and amusement park. The resort area has also hotels, camping area, restaurants, the largest indoor go-kart track in Europe and The Mika Salo Circuit outdoor go-kart track (designed byMika Salo )The municipality that is unilingually Finnish abut to areas in Ostrobothnia with mixed Swedish and Finnish speaking population.
Villages
Ekola, Hakola, Hanhila, Hanhimäki, Hilli, Huhtamäki, Kirkonkylä, Kivihuhta, Kojola, Kuoppala, Köykkäri, Lahdenkylä, Ojala, Poromaa, Pelkkala, Perkiömäki, Pesola, Vakkuri, [http://kansalaisen.karttapaikka.fi/kartanhaku/paikannimihaku.html?scale=400000&lang=sv-FI&tool=pienenna&cx=3290522&cy=7027298&osoite=&nimi=voltti&kunta=alah%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%A4rm%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%A4&action=S%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%83%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%82%C3%83%C2%82%C3%82%C2%B6k Voltti] , Yliviitala
External links
* [http://www.alaharma.fi/ Official site (also in english)]
* [http://www.powerpark.fi/ Power Park resort & Mika Salo Circuit]
* [http://www.harmanmaanmuseot.fi/indexeng.htm Härmänmaa Museums]
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