Kauhajoki: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: South Ostrobothnia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 12,500
• Coordinates: 62.4333° N, 22.1833° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 291 km (181 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Vaasa Airport (VAA): 72 km (45 mi), straight line
• Pori Airport (POR): 110 km (68 mi), straight line
• Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP): 136 km (84 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yrjaenaeinen: 3.8 km (2.4 mi)
• Teuva: 23 km (15 mi)
• Kurikka: 24 km (15 mi)
• Karijoki: 28 km (17 mi)
• Jurva: 30 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Tampere, 133 km (83 mi)