Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region.
Kurikka is recognized not only as a dynamic town of trade and business activities but also as an important hub of agriculture. Tens of small to medium-sized furniture manufacturers create design furniture to the Northern European market. Kurikka is at the same time comfortably small and big enough, with excellent services nearby, and a very nice nature surrounding the whole town.
Residents of Kurikka can live in a modern fashion in the town centre or in a peaceful countryside setting. The spirit of the town includes a lot of entrepreneurship and activity, features typical of South Ostrobothnia – and also more and more international elements. Kurikka has a very advanced public school system including elementary, high school and secondary grade education, and high-quality healthcare system provided by the municipality.
Culture
Food
Kurikan officer for food named in the 1980s perunakropsu .
Attractions
- Jurva Carpentry Museum
- Jyllinkoski Electric Park
- Pottery workshop and boutique Ari Markkola
- Kurikka Golf
- Kurikka Ice Rink
- Kurikan bowling alley
- Kurikka Library
- Kurikka Church
- Kurikka Museum and Homeland House
- Kurikka sports field
- Kusikivi
- Traffic park
- Loukajanvuori observation tower and hut
- Dairy pond
- Monnari or multipurpose building
- Monument locomotive Risto
- Pitkämö beach
- Swimming pool in Molskis
- Fox loop (center)
- Autumn nature trails (Paulapieksut)
- Northern Suupohja routes
- Kurje tour (Rajavuori – Levaneva – Pässilä route)
- Suopolku (Niinistö)
- Sällinpolku (Jurva)
- Pahkapolku ( Viitalankylä )
- Jyllinkoski grove terrain
- Mallet trail ( Tuiskula – Varpahaiskylä )
- Samuli Paulaharju Trail (Kampinkylä)
- Korven Jotos (Korvenkylä – Hakuni)
- Big Mama’s Ranch, horse farm
- Botniaring , motorway in Jurva
- Cinema Jalasjärvi Cinema
- Cinema Kurikan Kino
- To live in a fiddler’s room
- Hakun Livestock Farm
- Iso-Oja traditional house
- Church of Jurva
- Jurva Sports Hall
- Jurva Museum
Nature
The Kurikan Natura sites are the Metsäkylä forest and Isokorpi, the grove areas of Pitkämönluoma and Pässilänvuori, known for their flying squirrels, as well as Levaneva, Haukilamminneva, Iso Kakkurinneva, Kurpanneva and Mustasaarenneva, which are involved in the mire conservation program.
Waterways
There are a total of 34 lakes in the area of the city of Kurikka, the largest of which are Kivivi and Levalampi artificial lakes, Liikapuro artificial lakes and Iso Madesjärvi.
The groundwater area found in Kurika in 2010 is the largest in Finland. Its research was started in 2014. It is planned to take water from it to Kurika and Vaasa , which will receive domestic water from surface waters.
Villages
Jalasjärvi area Ahonkylä , Alavalli , Hirvijärvi , Ilvesjoki , Jokipii , Keskikylä , church village , Koskue , Luopajärvi , Sikakylä , Taivalmaa and Ylivalli .
Jurva area Harjunkylä, Jyrynkylä, Järvenpää, Kentta, Kesti , kirkonkylä , Koskimäki , Metsäkylä , Niemenkylä , Närvijoki , Rannankylä, Sarvijoki , Tainuskylä and Tupenkylä .
Kurikan area Hakuni, the plot Village, Kakkuri, fight, village , Korvenkylä, Kurikan village, Singer, Levi, Lohiluoma, Luomainkylä, Luopa , Lusankylä, Mild, Myllykylä, Guide Mäki, Panttila , Pitkämö village , Polvenkylä , Saarenkylä , Salon Village, Deep Trench village, Säntti, Tuiskula , Varpahaiskylä and Viitala .
Transportation
Kurikka is located in a good traffic location: Kurikka has good road connections to Seinäjoki , Vaasa and Tampere , among others . Highway 3 from Helsinki to Vaasa and main road 67 from Seinäjoki to Kaskis pass through the city . At the western end of Kurika on the Sarvijoki River, touching the city border, there is also Highway 8 from Turku to Oulu. In addition, the Suupohja railway line from Seinäjoki to Kaskis runs through the city. Today, there is only freight traffic on the track, passenger traffic ended in 1968 . The nearest passenger railway stations in Kurika are Seinäjoki and Parkano .
