Haapavesi
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Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert. Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival<ref name="haapavesifolk">Haapavesi Folk Music Festival</ref> which gathers folk musicians together.
At Haapavesi, there is a Template:Convert tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.
Haapavesi Folk High School
The Haapavesi Folk High School (Template:Langx) is an ideologically independent boarding school. Haapavesi Folk High School is one of the eleven folk high schools cooperating in the HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. HUMAK offers education and training in the fields of Civic and youth work, Cultural management and production as well as Sign language interpreter. In Haapavesi Unit of HUMAK the focus is on civic and youth work.
Climate
Notable individuals
- Aappo Luomajoki, cross-country skier
- Aapo Heikkilä, investor
- Aarne Ehojoki, architect
- Ahti Pekkala, politician
- Aki Kangasharju, Nordea's chief economist
- Antti Rantonen, traditional kantele musician, father of mixed playing style
- Ari Nurkkala, Mayor of Hyrynsalmi
- Arvo Ojalehto, weightlifter
- Edvard Vähäsarja, Jäger lieutenant
- Eeva Tojkander, poet
- Fanny Friman, poet
- Hannu Karjalainen, artist
- Hans Perttula, minister
- Juha Junno, ice hockey coach
- Juho Ritola, skier
- K.E. Sonck, translator, schoolteacher and writer
- Leevi Karsikas, writer
- Liisa Rentola, teacher and writer (lived in Haapavesi)
- Marko Ritola, sprinter
- Martti Pokela, folk musician and composer
- Matti Koskenkorva, cross-country skier
- Matti Luttinen, politician
- Matti Viinamaa, poet
- Nora Pöyhönen, horticulturist and school director
- Pasi Jääskeläinen, playwright, actor, singer and Kantele-player
- Pauliina Turakka Purhonen, artist
- Sami Niku, ice hockey player
- Sauli Rytky, cross-country skier
- Taavi Törmälehto, Mannerheim Cross knight
- Tapani Niku, cross-country skier
- Tuukka Veikkola, musician alias "Xtrullor"
- Teuvo Hatunen, skier
- Teuvo Karsikas, schoolteacher and writer
- Ville Mattila, cross-country skier and Olympic medalist
- Väinö Karihtala, writer
- Yrjö Komu, politician and Member of Parliament
References
External links
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- Town of Haapavesi – Official website
- Haapavesi Folk Music Festival