Kurikka

Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 0  and the municipality covers an area of undefined km2 of which undefined km2 is inland water. The population density is undefined PD/km2. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kurikka is one of the biggest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.

The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009 and municipality of Jalasjärvi on 1 January 2016.



Transport
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Jalasjärvi.

Notable people

 * Arsi Harju (born 1974), shot putter, olympic gold medalist 2000
 * Joni Isomäki (born 1985), former ice hockey player
 * Juha Mieto (born 1949), former cross country skier
 * Jorma Ollila (born 1950), Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman of the board
 * Veikko Uusimäki (1921–2008), actor and theater councilor

Twin towns — Sister cities
Kurikka is twinned with:


 * 🇸🇪 Ockelbo Municipality, Sweden
 * 🇳🇴 Melhus, Norway
 * Holmegaard, Denmark