Merijärvi
Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Merijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Merijärven kunta Merijärvi kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Jokela |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 229.97 km2 (88.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,033 |
| • Rank | 290th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.49/km2 (11.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.6% (official) |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 24.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,033 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 231.63 square kilometres (89.43 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament[citation needed]
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor[citation needed]
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament[citation needed]
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist[citation needed]
