Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 0 and covers an area of undefined km2 of which undefined km2 is water. The population density is undefined PD/km2. 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

 * Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), architect and designer
 * Osmo Ala-Honkola (1939–2020), Olympic sport shooter
 * Reino Ala-Kulju (1898–1983), Lutheran clergyman, politician, and teacher
 * Mira Suhonen (born 1985), Olympic sport shooter