Seinäjoki is a city located in Southern
Ostrobothnia
, Finland
.
Seinäjoki originated around the
Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder
factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a
municipality in
1868,
market town in
1931
and
town in
1960.
In the
beginning of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo
and Ylistaro
were
consolidated with Seinäjoki.
The Town library,
Lakeuden Risti church and central
administrative buildings are designed by
Alvar Aalto.
Seinäjoki is known for hosting three large summer events: "
Tangomarkkinat", which is a
tango festival attracting more than 100,000
visitors annually, Vauhtiajot, which is a motor racing event with
music and
Provinssirock,
which is the biggest rock festival in Finland.
The
asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears its name.
Seinäjoki was historically called in
Swedish. Today, this name is very seldom
used even by Swedish speakers.
Seinäjoki
Airport
is located in the neighbouring municipality of
Ilmajoki
, south of
Seinäjoki city centre.
Sights
- Lakeuden Risti ("the cross of the plains")
- Alvar Aalto's cultural and administrative centre
- the Southern Ostrobothnia District Museum
- the Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd museum
- Törnävä church
- the railway exhibition
Other points of interest
- Törnävä tourist centre
- the Suviyö trotting-race
- the summer theatre
- the Jouppilanvuori winter sports centre
- the Seinäjoki City theatre
- Provinssirock
- Tangomarkkinat
- Vauhtiajot
Notable people
Statistics
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Seinäjoki is
twinned with:
References
External links

Panorama image of Seinäjoki,
Finland