Alajärvi is a Finnish city ​​in Southern Ostrobothnia . The city has a popula and an area of ​​1,056.75 km², of which 1,008.83 km² is land and 47.92 km² is inland water.

Alajärvi is also known for the Sports Association Alajärvi Anchor .

Culture

Food 

In the 1980s , Alajärvi’s parish was named cheese dew , a food fried in a pan made of pork and cheese , which is often eaten with a sandwich. 

Geography 

Alajärvi is the largest municipality in the Lake District of Ostrobothnia , as well as its only city . There are large regional differences in the natural conditions of the keeper. The landscapes of Lake Alajärvi are characterized by extensive bogs as well as several small lakes and rivers . 

Nature 

The bedrock of Alajärvi is quite varied in rock composition. The main rock types are granite , mica gneiss , amphibolite , uralite porphyrite , pegmatite granite , quartz and granodiorite and palgioclass gneiss. The border with Vimpel has a limestone zone of almost ten kilometers . 

Lakes and rivers in some places has extensive fine sand – and silt clay soil . There is a lot of peat especially in the eastern part of the city. 

Surface shapes vary. In the Suomenselä area, in the eastern parts of the city, the terrain is quite hilly . The highest peak in the city is Suokonmäki , which rises to 234 meters. The landscapes are brought about by varied shallows and shallow plateaus. To the south of Lappajärvi rises the well-known Lake View Point Pyhävuori , which rises 151 meters above sea level and 82 meters above Lappajärvi.

There are many forests in Alajärvi . The most common forest type is lingonberry-type forest. 

Water 

The main lakes in the city are Ähtärinjärvi and the shallow Alajärvi , where the Kuninkaan and Levijoki rivers flow .

Villages

Alajärvi has four civic villages (data from 1967): 

• Alajärvi
• Kurejoki
• Lake Menkijärvi
• Möksy