Järviseutu Explained

Järviseutu
Settlement Type:	Sub-region
Native Name:	Järviseudun seutukunta
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Finland
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southern Ostrobothnia
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Alajärvi
Population Total:	21531
Population As Of:	2014
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	EET
Utc Offset1:	+2
Timezone1 Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+3

Järviseutu is a subdivision of Southern Ostrobothnia and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

Municipalities

Changes

Three changes happened to this sub-region on January 1, 2009:

• Kortesjärvi left the sub-region as it was consolidated with Kauhava.
• Lehtimäki, formerly a part of the Kuusiokunnat sub-region, was consolidated with Alajärvi.
• Soini joined the sub-region.

Dialects

The dialects of the municipalities in the sub-region are very similar to each other. They are considered Savonian dialects, however they lack many characteristic features associated with Savonian speech. These dialects are fairly similar to standard Finnish. A similar dialect is also used in Ähtäri, Keuruu and Pihlajavesi.^[1]

Politics

Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

• Sauli Niinistö 56.8%
• Matti Vanhanen 15.1%
• Paavo Väyrynen 13.0%
• Laura Huhtasaari 9.1%
• Pekka Haavisto 2.7%
• Merja Kyllönen 1.6%
• Tuula Haatainen 1.5%
• Nils Torvalds 0.2%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savolaismurteiden alue. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213004750/http://sokl.uef.fi/aineistot/aidinkieli/murteet/savolais.html. December 13, 2020. August 18, 2022. sokl.uef.fi. fi.