Evijärvi

Evijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeʋiˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,262 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km² (14.2 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 6.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.6/sq mi).

Evijärvi
Municipality
Evijärven kunta Evijärvi kommun
Evijärvi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Järviseutu
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipal manager	Mikko Huhtala
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi)
• Land	354.15 km2 (136.74 sq mi)
• Water	36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
• Rank	216th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	2,262
• Rank	245th largest in Finland
• Density	6.39/km2 (16.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	93.1% (official)
• Swedish	2.1%
• Others	4.8%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	16.3%
• 15 to 64	54.2%
• 65 or older	29.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	evijarvi.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. There is a lake of the same name in the municipality.^[4]

The coat of arms of Evijärvi, designed by Olof Eriksson, resembles the coat of arms of Alajärvi in appearance; the only difference being the two red-finned fish that appear on Evijärvi's coat of arms.^[5] In the 1980s, salted fish made from bream caught in the spring was named the traditional local dish of Evijärvi.^[6]

Notable people born in Evijärvi

• Esko Ahonen (1955–2025), politician
• Tea Ista (1932–2014), actress
• Aleksi Kiviaho (1913–1986), politician
• Ilmari Linna (1917–1981), business executive and politician
• Jalmari Linna (1891–1954), politician