Seinäjoki is a mid-sized town located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. The Town library, Lakeuden Risti church and central administrative buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto. This is a list of towns in Finland. ... Southern Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 _ May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect. ...

Seinäjoki is known for hosting two large summer events: Tangomarkkinat, which is a tango festival attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually, and Provinssirock, which is the biggest rock festival in Finland. Tango in the streets of Buenos Aires Tango is a social dance form that originated in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. ...

The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears its name. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ...

Sights

• 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
• the traffic centre with six roads and five railway junctions
• Provinssirock
• Tangomarkkinat

Statistics

• Population: 31,696 (2003)
• Annual growth: 624
• Area: 134.47 km²
  • of which is water: 5.57 km²
• Population density: 245.9 inhabitants/km²

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External links

• Seinäjoki (http://www.seinajoki.fi/english/) - Official site

• Provinssirock (http://www.provinssirock.fi/) - rock festival
• Tangomarkkinat (http://www.tangomarkkinat.fi/english/etusivu.htm) - tango festival