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25-514: The Wegelius family is originally from the county of Ilmajoki in Ostrobothnia, the family's forefather is considered to be Jakob Eriksson Uppa who was the master of the Seinäjoki -based Uppala house in the early 17th century. The Wegelius family consists of many famous individual political figures, bankers, engineers, musicians and sportsmen. The family name Wegelius derives from the name of

50-576: A few important railroad crossings. The Tampere – Vaasa railway, which passes through Seinäjoki, was inaugurated in 1883. The track, along with the Kokkola track that was opened for rail service in 1885, and the Kristinestad track which had been completed in 1913, raised Seinäjoki as an important railway crossing section in Finland. In the early 1970s, a direct railway between Tampere and Seinäjoki

75-515: A migrant background living in Seinäjoki, or 4.6% of the population. The number of residents who were born abroad was 3,180, or 4.8% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Seinäjoki was 2,211. Most foreign-born citizens came from the Sweden , Thailand , Estonia and former Soviet Union . The relative share of immigrants in Seinäjoki's population is below to

100-485: A new chapel together in 1725, which in 1765 led to the formation of the chapel town of Nurmo. Seinäjoki, which was called Alaseinäjoki since the Greater Wrath , became a part of the chapel town. The chapel parish of Peräseinäjoki was founded in 1798, and the village of Alaseinäjoki began to be called Seinäjoki again. The very same year, the Östermyra steel mill was founded on the shore of the Seinäjoki river. In

125-558: A study published by the Economic Survey at the end of 2018, Seinäjoki has the best image among corporate leaders among the 36 largest Finnish cities and municipalities. The survey had asked the CEOs and CFOs of companies operating in the area about the municipality's affairs. Seinäjoki also is well known for having a large number of SME's and a big number of shops for its size. One of the most important shopping places in Seinäjoki

150-775: Is a town in Finland , located on the west coast of the country. Kristinestad is situated in Ostrobothnia , along the Gulf of Bothnia . The population of Kristinestad is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000. It is the 152nd most populous municipality in Finland. Kristinestad is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea . Kristinestad covers an area of 683.25 km (263.80 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 14.66 km (5.66 sq mi)

175-434: Is a popular rock club, wherein almost every weekend some Finnish or international artists perform. In Seinäjoki there are also several other bars and clubs offering live music and other entertainment. The city theatre of Seinäjoki has a wide, quality program throughout the year, offering plays for everyone. The city orchestra of Seinäjoki performs many concerts in the area and has had many tours in Finland and abroad. Seinäjoki

200-486: Is home to a big number of sports clubs, such as SJK Seinäjoki , a professional football team that competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga . SJK is one of the top football teams in Finland and it plays in the brand new OmaSp Stadion . Seinäjoki is also home to Seinäjoki Crocodiles , an American football team. Seinäjoki Speedway track is a motorcycle speedway venue located on the south east outskirts of

225-430: Is inland water. The population density is 8.99/km (23.3/sq mi). Kristinestad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 41% Finnish speakers, 53% Swedish speakers, and 7% speakers of other languages. The Finnish name "Kristiinankaupunki" is the longest municipality name currently in use in Finland. In the vernacular, locally and on some maps,

250-517: Is the Torikeskus shopping mall in the city center. There are many kinds of cultural events in Seinäjoki nowadays. For example, Seinäjoki is known for hosting three large summer events: Tangomarkkinat , which is a tango festival typically attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually, Vauhtiajot , which is a motor racing event/music festival, and Provinssirock , which is one of the largest and oldest rock festivals in Finland. Rytmikorjaamo

275-474: Is the local higher education institution, that also pursues an international profile. Seinäjoki is twinned with: [REDACTED] Media related to Seinäjoki at Wikimedia Commons Kristinestad Kristinestad ( Finland Swedish: [krisˈtiːneˌstɑːd] , Sweden Swedish: [krɪsˈtîːnɛˌstɑːd] ; Finnish : Kristiinankaupunki [ˈkristiːnɑŋˌkɑu̯puŋki] ; Latin : Christinea ; lit.   ' Christine Town ' )

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300-404: The Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, a market town in 1931, and a town in 1960. In 2005, the municipality of Peräseinäjoki was merged into Seinäjoki, and at the start of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro were amalgamated with Seinäjoki. The city itself is growing steadily from year to year, but

325-436: The 16th most populous municipality in Finland. The Seinäjoki region has a population of 131,887. In Seinäjoki, 4.6% of the population has a foreign background, which is below the national average. Population by mother tongue (2023) Seinäjoki is a monolingual Finnish-speaking municipality. The majority of the population - 63,023 people or 95.3% - speak Finnish as their first language. In Seinäjoki, 152 people, or 0.2% of

350-529: The 1850s, actions were taken to separate Seinäjoki from the church parish of Nurmo. Ilmajoki wanted to connect Seinäjoki back to its own parish. In spite of strong objections from the inhabitants of Nurmo, the Senate of Finland accepted the petition from the inhabitants of Seinäjoki in 1863, to form a chapel congregation of their own. Seinäjoki got an independent local government in 1868. In 1900, Seinäjoki became an independent municipality. Seinäjoki has grown around

375-621: The Finnish city Seinäjoki. Literally translated to Swedish, Seinäjoki is vägg-älv, or wegg-elf in former Swedish spelling, in Latin form Wegelius. This Finnish biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sein%C3%A4joki Seinäjoki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Vaasa , 178 kilometres (111 mi) north of Tampere , 193 kilometres (120 mi) west of Jyväskylä and 324 kilometres (201 mi) southwest of Oulu . Seinäjoki originated around

400-459: The Seinäjoki city centre. Seinäjoki railway station in city centre was opened in 1883 and until 1897, it carried the name Ostermyra station. The settlement spread in the area of the present Seinäjoki during the first half of the 16th century. During the 1550s, there is said to have been three houses in Seinäjoki: the houses of Marttila, Jouppi and Uppa. The house of Jouppila, which separated from

425-785: The city, off the Routakalliontie road by the quarry. The track held a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1992 and has held the final of the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship on 11 occasions from 1986 to 2020. Seinäjoen JymyJussit and Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit are the city's men's and women's pesäpallo teams respectively in the Superpesis national league, playing at Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium . Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK)

450-420: The grounds of Seinäjoki Airport in nearby Ilmajoki . In terms of market area, Seinäjoki is the sixth largest city in the country. Also Seinäjoki has a nationally and internationally significant food production and R&D industry. Headquartered in Seinäjoki food company Atria Corporation 's net sales in 2009 were EUR 1316 million and it employed an average of 6,214 persons in several countries. According to

475-473: The house of Jouppi, was established during the same century. All of the houses were located on the shore of the river. Seinäjoki belonged to the church parish of Ilmajoki like Kurikka , Kauhajoki , Jalasjärvi and Alavus . However, in the 18th century the roads from Seinäjoki to the Church of Ilmajoki were generally in poor condition. Therefore, the inhabitants of Seinäjoki and the neighbouring Nurmo built

500-613: The national average. However, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase the proportion of foreign residents in the coming years. In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 76.7% of the population of Seinäjoki. Other religious groups accounted for 2.1% of the population. 21.2% of the population had no religious affiliation. Nordic Regional Airlines has its financial office in Seinäjoki. Its predecessor, Finncomm Airlines , had its head office on

525-615: The northwest. The proportion of water in the Seinäjoki landscape is small. Seinäjoki River flows through the city in a south-east-northwest direction and turns at the northern border of the city center, connecting with the Kyrönjoki River , which flows into the Gulf of Bothnia in the Vaasa area. The most significant road connections in Seinäjoki are highways 16 , 18 (between cities of Vaasa and Jyväskylä ), 19 and 67 . The city of Seinäjoki has 66,556 inhabitants, making it

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550-523: The population of the surrounding municipalities is correspondingly decreasing. The city hall , city library, Lakeuden Risti Church and other public buildings were designed by Alvar Aalto. Seinäjoki was historically called Östermyra in Swedish . Today, this name, which was never official, is very seldom used even among Swedish speakers. Seinäjoki Airport is located in the neighbouring municipality of Ilmajoki , 11 kilometres (10 mi) south from

575-512: The population, speak Swedish . 4.5% of the population of Seinäjoki have a mother tongue other than Finnish or Swedish. As English and Swedish are compulsory school subjects, functional bilingualism or trilingualism acquired through language studies is not uncommon. At least 30 different languages are spoken in Seinäjoki. The most common foreign languages are Ukrainian (0.6%), Russian (0.5%), English (0.3%), Arabic (0.3%) and Estonian (0.3%). As of 2023 , there were 3,036 persons with

600-459: The town itself is known only as "Kristiina". The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden . Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community. Kristinestad has a continental subarctic climate ( Dfc ). Kristinestad

625-466: Was opened, and the services of Seinäjoki improved further. After the Winter War and Continuation War, some refugees from Jaakkima and Lumivaara were resettled to Seinäjoki. The neighboring municipalities of Seinäjoki are Kauhava in the north, Lapua in the northeast, Kuortane and Alavus in the east, Virrat and Kihniö in the south, Ilmajoki and Kurikka in the west and Isokyrö in

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