Ylivieska, Finland | |
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Town | |
| Ylivieskan kaupunki Ylivieska stad | |
 The second oldest concrete bridge in Finland, built in 1912 and named humorously as Savisilta ("clay bridge") is located in Ylivieska. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ylivieska in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°04.5′N 024°32′E / 64.0750°N 24.533°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Market town | 1965 |
| City rights | 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Maria Sorvisto |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 573.42 km2 (221.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 569.83 km2 (220.01 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 150th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,375 |
| • Rank | 71st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 26.98/km2 (69.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
| • 65 or older | 20.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Ylivieska (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyliˌʋie̯skɑ]) is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of 15,375 (31 August 2024),[2] and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with a population of about 90,000 inhabitants. Ylivieska is also the commercial center of the Oulu South region, the southern part of the late Oulu province.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The word Yli means "upper", while the word Vieska is supposed to mean a "shallow ford".[6]
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Rahkonen, Pauli (2013). "Suomen etymologisesti läpinäkymätöntä vesistönimistöä". Virittäjä (in Finnish). No. 1. p. 21.