| Other name | Kaustby |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 63°33′N 023°41.5′E |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Municipal manager | Minna Nikander |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00) |
| Time zone (DST) | EEST (UTC+03:00) |
| Website | kaustinen.fi |
Kaustinen (Swedish: Kaustby) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water.[1] The population density is PD/km2.
Neighbouring municipalities are Halsua, Kokkola, Kronoby and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
It is the home of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, held every July,[2] and one of its notable "house bands" include JPP.[3][4] The violin appearing in the municipality's coat of arms refers to the locality's still continuing old tradition of Finnish folk music.[5] The comic strip bird Woodstock from Peanuts, named for the rock music festival in Woodstock, New York, is called "Kaustinen" in Finnish with obvious reference to the folk music festival of the municipality.
Europe's largest lithium reserve is located in Kaustinen area.[6] Kaustinen is also home a Finnish independent game studio Horsefly Games.[7]
Transport
Kaustinen is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki–Jyväskylä–Kokkola.
Famous people from Kaustinen
- Kreeta Haapasalo (1813–1893), Kantele player and songwriter
- Konsta Jylhä (1910–1984), folk music composer, fiddler and master pelimanni
- Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008), classical composer
References
- ^ total_area
- ^ "Kaustinen Folk Music Festival". Kaustinen.net. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "JPP - Main". Thejpp.fi. Archived 28 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "OMJ Jazz & Etno: Panu Savolainen & JPP". Kaleva. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Mera litium än väntat i Karleby och Kaustby"
- ^ "Horsefly Games – Independent game studio from supercell". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
External links
- Municipality of Kaustinen – Official website