Seinäjoki is a town located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. The Town library, Lakeuden Risti church and central administrative buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto.

Seinäjoki is known for hosting two large summer events: Tangomarkkinat, which is a tango festival attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually, and Provinssirock, which is the biggest rock festival in Finland.

The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears its name.

Sights

• the cross of the plains
• Alvar Aalto's cultural and administrative centre
• the Southern Ostrobothnia District Museum
• the Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd museum
• Törnävä church
• the railway exhibition

Other points of interest

• Törnävä tourist centre
• the Suviyö trotting-race
• the summer theatre
• the Jouppilanvuori winter sports centre
• the Seinäjoki City theatre
• the traffic centre with six roads and five railway junctions
• Provinssirock
• Tangomarkkinat
• Hometown of famous Finnish skateboarder, Arto Saari

Statistics

• Population: 31,696 (2003), 35,918 (2005 after merging with Peräseinäjoki)
• Annual growth: 624
• Area: 134.47 km²
  • of which is water: 5.57 km²
• Population density: 245.9 inhabitants/km²

External links

• Seinäjoki - Official site
• Provinssirock - rock festival
• Tangomarkkinat - tango festival

Municipalities of Southern Ostrobothnia Region

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