- Population
- 20,199
- 20.2K
- Elevation
- 111 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 4
- listed under Kurikka
- Airports
- VAA Vaasa Airport64 km
- POR Pori Airport128 km
About Kurikka
Kurikka is a municipality. Location: Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia. Population: 20,199. Elevation: 111 m.
Kurikka (Finnish: [ˈkurikːɑ]) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is 19,441 (31 December 2025) and the municipality covers an area of 1,724.62 km2 (665.88 sq mi) of which 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018). The population density is 11.27/km2 (29.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Kurikka
From Wikivoyage
Kurikka is a town in Southern Ostrobothnia. The article also includes the former municipalities of Jurva and 1 Jalasjärvi, which have been annexed to Kurikka.
Get in+
You can get in by car or bus. Coach between Seinäjoki and Kauhajoki stops at Kurikka. The railway is for freight only.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Kurikka
- Ilmajoki
- Kauhajoki
- Laihia
- Malax
- Närpes
- Teuva
- Karvia
- Kihniö
- Parkano
- Seinäjoki
Twin towns and sister cities of Kurikka
- Pärnu linn· Estonia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Kurikka over time
| 2007 | 10,560 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14,749 | |
| 2009 | 14,626 | |
| 2010 | 14,597 | |
| 2011 | 14,495 | |
| 2012 | 14,395 | |
| 2013 | 14,322 | |
| 2014 | 14,276 | |
| 2015 | 21,734 | |
| 2016 | 21,501 | |
| 2017 | 21,203 | |
| 2023 | 19,759 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kurikka
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- July (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (26 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) | -3° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -12° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 4° | 1° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 55 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 42 |
How to get to Kurikka
The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 178 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 64 kmnorthwest
- Pori Airport (POR) Pori 128 kmsouth
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 133 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 178 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 371 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kurikka
Within 100 km: 6 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km6 places
- Kuortaneenjärvi Lake 59 kmNE
- Hirvijärvi Lake 44 kmNE
- Kuorasjärvi Lake 44 kmE
- Kangasjärvi Lake 51 kmSW
60–100 km19 places
- Replot Island 92 kmNW
- Lake Ähtärinjärvi Lake 84 kmE
- Alan Island 74 kmNW
- Halsön Island 73 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kurikka
4 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources