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Kauhava

Logo: kauhava.fi4

Town in South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Kauhava is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region, 400 kilometres (250 mi) northwest of Helsinki and by the main railway from Helsinki to Oulu. The town has a population of 14,909 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,328.09 square kilometres (512.78 sq mi) of which 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) is water.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersKauhava, Finland1
  • Websitewww.kauhava.fi
  • Legal formmunicipality of Finland1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI743700RE8IFZ9ND6IK033
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKauppatie 109, FI-62200 Kauhava, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0208852-83
Kauhava library
Photo: Mauri Kankaanpää, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Kauhava is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region, 400 kilometres (250 mi) northwest of Helsinki and by the main railway from Helsinki to Oulu. The town has a population of 14,909 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,328.09 square kilometres (512.78 sq mi) of which 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.4/sq mi).2

Corporate structure

Kauhava sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kauhava Kauhava, Finland
    • Kauhavan Kaukolämpö Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kauhava, Finland
    • Kauhavan Vesi Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kauhava, Finland
    • Kauhavan Vuokra-asunnot Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kauhava, Finland
    • Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kauhava, Finland

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The story

Kauhava was the home of the Finnish Training Air Wing from 1929 until the end of 2014.

The surrounding municipalities of Alahärmä, Kortesjärvi and Ylihärmä were consolidated with Kauhava on 1 January 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kauhava, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 1978Founded Kauhava is founded3

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