the city of kauhava. alahärmä, ylihärmä, kauhava and kortesjärvi merged into one single...
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The City of Kauhava
Alahärmä, Ylihärmä, Kauhava and Kortesjärvi merged into one single municipality on January 1st 2009.
The second largest municipality in Southern Ostrobothnia in regards to population (17 300), third regards to area (1313 km2).
Part of the sub-region of Seinäjoki and the K8 group of city sub-regions.
Together with Evijärvi and Lappajärvi, Kauhava has founded a cooperation area for social and health care services called Kuntayhtymä Kaksineuvoinen, including approximately 24 000 residents.
In the beginning of 2013 the cooperation of Kauhava, Evijärvi and Lappajärvi will broad also into the agriculture services
Kauhava is the commercial and administrative center of the northern region of Southern
Ostrobothnia
Located at the center of the three provincial centers in Ostrobothnia, alongside highway 19, road 63, the Ostrobothnia railroad, and the waterways of Lapuanjoki and Kortesjärvi.
Military airport and active civilian aviation.
Kauhava is situated beside the main railway line of Finland
Central location and good connections
Services with decentralized administration
1. General and financial administration, basic security administration and Kehityskeskus at the city center of Kauhava2. Technical and environmental services in Ylihärmä3. Culture and leisure services in Alahärmä4. Agricultural and farm relief services in Kortesjärvi
Multiservice points including the services of the employment and economic development offices and the police.
Organization
Mayor
Development center
Technical services
Education services
Administration
Business services
Agriculture services
Farm Relief Services
School services
Library services
Leisure services
Municipal
planning
Services for premises
Cleaning services
Technical support services
Food services
Environmental protection
Water and sewage services
Administrative
services
Economic
services
Personnel services
Kehityskeskus Kehityskeskus (development
center) is an expert organization combining business, agriculture and farm relief services with the general development of the municipality, creating a functional entity. This entity is strategically important to developing the future of the new municipality.
Located in the same building as Suomen Yrittäjäopisto (Institute for Enterprise Management).
Business sector In December 31, 2006, there
were 7508 employees and 8003 jobs in Kauhava (self-sufficiency in jobs 107 %).
13 % of the jobs were in initial production, 27 % in processing and 50 % in services.
Major center of commerce and metal industry
The tourism and healt care sectors are increasing rapidly
Nationally significant area of milk and potato production
Strong fur farming (mainly fox, approx. 100 farms)
The largest employers in Kauhava include:
MSK Group Oy Finn-Power Oy Lillbacka Group Skaala Ikkunat ja Ovet Oy Lentosotakoulu Härmän Kuntokeskus Oy Pellonpaja Oy Temeran Oy Kauhavan kaupunki ja
Kuntayhtymä Kaksineuvoinen Sofor Suomen Yrittäjäopisto
Agricultural servicesThere are 1050 active farms in Kauhava, with a combined farming area of approximately 37 200 hectares.
GrainSwardPotatoOilplantsUntouched fieldsFallowCuminFibrehempGarden plantsAreas of special supportOther
Each year, approximately 30 million euro of support is directed via the city at different farms. The support consists of 30 different types of support.
Kasvinviljelytilat 651
Maitotilat 144
Tärkkelysperunatilat 95
Muut nautatilat 47
Sikatilat 42
Ruokaperunatilat 24
Hevostilat 18
Muut tilat 17
Erikoiskasvitilat (ei perunaa) 12
Farms producing plants
Farms producing milk
Farms producing starch potatoe
Other farms with cattle
Pig farms
Potatoe farms
Horse farms
Other farms
Special plant farms (no potatoe)
Farm relief services Total number of employees
approximately 100, plus 40-60 temporary employees per month.
In 2009, farms in need of relief totaled 323 and the entrepreneurs totaled 512.
24 000 days when farm relief is needed.
Farm relief for fur farmers begins in 2010. The city of Kauhava arranges farm relief services also to the agricultural entrepreneurs and fur farmers of Evijärvi and Lappajärvi.