Kuortane Explained

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.

Notable people

See also

Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto

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