Kuusiokunnat
Kuusiokunnat
Kuusiokuntien seutukunta | |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,815 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kuusiokunnat is a subdivision of Southern Ostrobothnia and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009.
The name means "six municipalities", which refers to how many municipalities there were in the sub-region when it was established. Nowadays it only contains three municipalities.
Municipalities
| Coat of arms | Municipality |
|---|---|
| Alavus (town) | |
| Kuortane (municipality) | |
| Ähtäri (town) |
Former
- Lehtimäki (now part of Alajärvi, in the Järviseutu sub-region)
- Soini (switched to Järviseutu sub-region)
- Töysä (joined Alavus in 2013)
Politics
Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:
- Sauli Niinistö 59.9%
- Paavo Väyrynen 11.0%
- Matti Vanhanen 10.9%
- Laura Huhtasaari 9.9%
- Pekka Haavisto 4.0%
- Tuula Haatainen 2.7%
- Merja Kyllönen 1.4%
- Nils Torvalds 0.2%