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Municipality

Karijoki

Located in Suupohja, South Ostrobothnia Coordinates: 62°19′14″ N 21°44′46″ E

Map showing the location of Karijoki Karijoki
Location in Finland
Population
1,192
1.2K
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Karijoki
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
VAA Vaasa Airport81 km
POR Pori Airport96 km

About Karijoki

Karijoki is a municipality. Location: Suupohja, South Ostrobothnia. Population: 1,192. Elevation: 79 m.

From Wikipedia

Karijoki (Finnish: [ˈkɑriˌjoki]; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,134 (December 31, 2025), which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). The population density is 6.11/km2 (15.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
186 km²
Official website
karijoki.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Karijoki

From Wikivoyage

Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality in Southern Ostrobothnia in Finland, located 25 km from the coast and 90 km south-west of Seinäjoki. With only around 1,500 inhabitants it is a small place, but it gained fame when a Neanderthal cave (called the Wolf Cave) was discovered in 1997.

Understand+

1 [www.karijoki.fi Matkailuneuvonta/kunnanvirasto], Kristiinantie 3, ☏ +358 6 2413-5900, kunta@karijoki.fi. working days 09:00–15:00. (updated Aug 2024)

Get in+

Karijoki is 14 km inland from the Lålby crossroads of E8 (national road 8) in Kristinestad. From the east the road (663) comes in from Kauhajoki. There is also a road from Teuva in the north and from Isojoki in the south.

Coaches on the long-distance Turku–Pori–Vaasa–Oulu service may connect to buses to Karijoki, at the Lålby crossroads of national road 8.

Buses from Kristinestad (line 162, 20–30 min, €7/3.50), some 6 times daily on schooldays.

Buses from Seinäjoki with transfer in Kauhajoki (2 hr) some 2 times daily in schooldays.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Karijoki

  • Kauhajoki
  • Isojoki
  • Kristinestad
  • Teuva

Population of Karijoki over time

Population of Karijoki over time
2009 1,529
2010 1,521
2011 1,527
2012 1,514
2013 1,462
2014 1,409
2015 1,369
2016 1,349
2017 1,329
2022 1,200
2023 1,188
2025 1,134

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Karijoki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
September (71 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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
Climate of Karijoki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-3°1°8°14°19°21°20°14°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-11°-8°-2°3°8°11°10°5°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)413134333154707071646554

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Karijoki

The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 184 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 81 kmnorth
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 96 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 141 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 184 kmnorthwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 360 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 382 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 389 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Karijoki

Within 100 km: 6 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Kangasjärvi Lake 22 kmSE

25–60 km2 places

  • Kauhanevan-Pohjankankaan Kansallispuisto Natural site 39 kmSE
  • Lauhanvuoren Kansallispuisto Natural site 30 kmSE

60–100 km21 places

  • Reposaari Island 80 kmS
  • Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 61 kmSE
  • Kari Island 98 kmE
  • Nerkoonjärvi Lake 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Karijoki

1 place
  1. 1 Karijoki 1.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources