Lappajärvi Explained

Lappajärvi
Official Name:Finnish: Lappajärven kunta
Swedish: Lappajärvi kommun
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:63.2167°N 61°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Ostrobothnia
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Järviseutu sub-region
Leader Title:Municipal manager
Leader Name:Sami Alasara
Established Title:Charter
Established Date:1865
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00

Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, to Kokkola and to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNLappajärvi}} of which NaNLappajärvi}} is water. The population density isNaNLappajärvi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland.

Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.

Notable people born in Lappajärvi

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