Alavus
Located in Kuusiokunnat, South Ostrobothnia Coordinates: 62°33′20″ N 23°37′01″ E
- Population
- 11,198
- 11.2K
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Alavus
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport108 km
- VAA Vaasa Airport109 km
About Alavus
Alavus is a municipality. Location: Kuusiokunnat, South Ostrobothnia. Population: 11,198. Elevation: 110 m.
Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the South Ostrobothnia region, it is located 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki, 138 kilometres (86 mi) north of Tampere and 319 kilometres (198 mi) north of Helsinki. The town has a population of 10,634 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres (444.58 sq mi) of which 52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi) is water.
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Places bordering Alavus
- Alajärvi
- Kuortane
- Seinäjoki
- Virrat
- Ähtäri
Population of Alavus over time
| 2011 | 9,229 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12,341 | |
| 2013 | 12,228 | |
| 2014 | 12,103 | |
| 2015 | 12,044 | |
| 2016 | 11,907 | |
| 2017 | 11,713 | |
| 2020 | 11,452 | |
| 2021 | 11,197 | |
| 2022 | 11,181 | |
| 2023 | 10,933 | |
| 2025 | 10,634 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Alavus
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 48 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (25 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 2° | 8° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 60 | 78 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 48 | 40 |
How to get to Alavus
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 108 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Vaasa Airport (VAA) (109 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 221 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 108 kmeast
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 109 kmnorthwest
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 127 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 221 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 353 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alavus
Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Kuorasjärvi Lake 24 kmNW
25–60 km9 places
- Kari Island 33 kmS
- Vaskivesi Lake 45 kmS
- Pihlajavesi Lake 40 kmSE
- Nerkoonjärvi Lake 50 kmSW
60–100 km24 places
- Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 72 kmSW
- Näsijärvi Lake 96 kmS
- Keurusselkä Lake 70 kmSE
- Kangasjärvi Lake 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Alavus
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources