Alavus is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. 

Agriculture and forestry employ a significant share of the population. Most of the industry in Alavus is related to construction: materials, design and contractors. Alavus has 60 lakes with 324 kilometres (201 mi) of shoreline. The town is unilingually Finnish.

Sights

• Harri Art Center
• Alavus Church and Belfry
• Chapel of Memories
• Museum of the Elderly
• Banking Museum
• Pentti Valkealahti Home Museum
• Stained glass paintings by Raija Immonen-Orava
• Gallery Lasiatelje Myllynkivi
• The former Kahra Kestikievari pacifier along Highway 66
• Monument to the swimmers
• Village shop Brothers Central

Culture 

Music 

In the lower world, the folk music tradition has been popular. In the summer of 2008, the folk music event Etelä-Pohjanmaan Spelit was held in Alavus, with an increase of 28,000 visitors. The dance and music group Lipparit, among others, have been taking the Alavutian folklore to the world. Several well-known figures in the field of music have come from the lower reaches. Pauli Hanhiniemi is probably the best known of these, but the two members of the pop band Movetron are also from Alavu. Toivo Kuula is also known to have been born in Alavus.

Art 

The Harri Art Center is located in Alavus, where art exhibitions are organized. The Alavus Society, founded in 1946, also operates in the region .

Food 

In the 1980s, milk potatoes, boiled potatoes and onions in milk broth, rye bread and salt varnish as side dishes were named the lower food of Alavus .