Kuortane | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Kuortaneen kunta Swedish: Kuortane kommun |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 62.8083°N 53.5°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Ostrobothnia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Kuusiokunnat sub-region |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Teemu Puolijoki |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.kuortane.fi |
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNKuortane}} of which NaNKuortane}} is water. The population density is NaNKuortane. The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.