Alavus
Sign in to saveAlavus () is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the South Ostrobothnia region, it is located southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Alavus
- Settlement.other_name
- Alavo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kaupungintalo@Alavus.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 225px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Former Alavus city hall, demolished in 2021
- Settlement.image_shield
- töysä.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Alavus_sijainti_Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Alavus in Finland
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Ostrobothnia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kuusiokunnat
- Settlement.leader_title
- Town manager
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Alavus () is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the South Ostrobothnia region, it is located southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.
Agriculture and forestry employ a significant share of the population. Most of the industry in Alavus is related to construction: materials, design and contractors. Alavus has 60 lakes with of shoreline. The town is unilingually Finnish.