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Alavus

Town in South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the South Ostrobothnia region, it is located 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki, 138 kilometres (86 mi) north of Tampere and 319 kilometres (198 mi) north of Helsinki. The town has a population of 10,634 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres (444.58 sq mi) of which 52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi) is water.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1865Founded1
  • HeadquartersAlavus, Finland1
  • Websitewww.alavus.fi
  • Legal formmunicipality of Finland1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI743700X3N2XNLW8T15213
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPL 14, FI-63301 Alavus, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0177736-43
Alavus Church
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the South Ostrobothnia region, it is located 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki, 138 kilometres (86 mi) north of Tampere and 319 kilometres (198 mi) north of Helsinki. The town has a population of 10,634 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres (444.58 sq mi) of which 52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.2

Timeline

  1. 1865Founded Founded1

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