Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,328 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km² (8.77 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Country Finland

Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitekuortane.fi/en/

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Kuortane
Municipality
Kuortaneen kunta Kuortane kommun
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Coat of arms
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Interactive map of Kuortane
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kuusiokunnat
Government
• Municipal manager	Teemu Puolijoki
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi)
• Land	462.37 km2 (178.52 sq mi)
• Water	22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
• Rank	189th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	3,328
• Rank	206th largest in Finland
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	97.5% (official)
• Others	2.5%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	13.9%
• 15 to 64	53.1%
• 65 or older	33.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	kuortane.fi/en/

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Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility overseen by the Finnish Olympic Committee where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. It is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.