What is Alajärvi?
[[File:Alajarven-sijainti.png|thumb|Location]] [[File:Alajarvi plains.jpg|thumb|Alajarvi plains]] [[File:Alajärvi.vaakuna.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Alajärvi''' is a [[city]] in [[Southern Ostrobothnia]], [[Finland]]. As of January 2014, about 10,250 people lived there. Nearby municipalities are [[Alavus]], [[Kuortane]], [[Kyyjärvi]], [[Lappajärvi]], [[Lapua]], [[Soini]], [[Vimpeli]] and [[Ähtäri]]. Alajärvi means also a [[lake]], lake Alajärvi. The former municipality of [[Lehtimäki]] was merged with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009. ==Population growth== {{Bar chart | title = Population | label_type = Year | data_type = Population | bar_width = 35 | width_units = em | data_max = 13300 | label1 = 1980 | data1 = 11089 | label2 = 1985 | data2 = 11683 | label3 = 1990 | data3 = 11963 | label4 = 1995 | data4 = 11890 | label5 = 2000 | data5 = 11503 | label6 = 2005 | data6 = 10910 | label7 = 2010 | data7 = 10487 }} <ref>http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain+1980+%2D+2012&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Tilastokeskus reference, Finnish</ref> ==Famouse people== * [[Alvar Aalto]] * [[Jukka Haavisto]] * [[Merja Rantamäki]] ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * {{official website|http://www.Alajärvi.fi/}} {{in lang|fi}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alajarvi}} [[Category:Cities in Finland]] [[Category:Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia]]