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Town in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland .
It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region . The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of 6,473 (31 December 2023)[2] mi ) of which 36.41 km 2 mi ) is water.[1] population density is 6.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.0/sq mi ). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi , Kärsämäki , Nivala , Oulainen , Raahe , Siikalatva and Ylivieska .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish .
Old church of Haapavesi
The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival[5] folk musicians together.
At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres (1,073 ft ) tall guyed TV mast , which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.
Haapavesi Folk High School
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The Haapavesi Folk High School (Finnish : Haapaveden opisto ) is an ideologically independent boarding school . Haapavesi Folk High School is one of the eleven folk high schools cooperating in the HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. HUMAK offers education and training in the fields of Civic and youth work, Cultural management and production as well as Sign language interpreter. In Haapavesi Unit of HUMAK the focus is on civic and youth work.
Notable individuals
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Aappo Luomajoki , cross-country skier
Aapo Heikkilä , investor
Aarne Ehojoki , architect
Ahti Pekkala , politician
Aki Kangasharju , Nordea 's chief economist
Antti Rantonen , traditional kantele musician, father of mixed playing style
Ari Nurkkala , Mayor of Hyrynsalmi
Arvo Ojalehto , weightlifter
Edvard Vähäsarja , Jäger lieutenant
Eeva Tojkander , poet
Fanny Friman , poet
Hannu Karjalainen , artist
Hans Perttula , minister
Juha Junno , ice hockey coach
Juho Ritola , skier
K.E. Sonck , translator, schoolteacher and writer
Leevi Karsikas , writer
Liisa Rentola , teacher and writer (lived in Haapavesi)
Marko Ritola , sprinter
Martti Pokela , folk musician and composer
Matti Koskenkorva , cross-country skier
Matti Luttinen , politician
Matti Viinamaa , poet
Nora Pöyhönen , horticulturist and school director
Pasi Jääskeläinen , playwright, actor, singer and Kantele -player
Pauliina Turakka Purhonen , artist
Sami Niku , ice hockey player
Sauli Rytky , cross-country skier
Taavi Törmälehto , Mannerheim Cross knight
Tapani Niku , cross-country skier
Tuukka Veikkola , musician alias "Xtrullor "
Teuvo Hatunen , skier
Teuvo Karsikas , schoolteacher and writer
Ville Mattila , cross-country skier and Olympic medalist
Väinö Karihtala , writer
Yrjö Komu , politician and Member of Parliament
References
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^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020" . StatFin . Statistics Finland . Retrieved 2 May 2021 .
^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023" . Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023 .
^ Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
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