page_title: Kuortane
hierarchical_section_title: Kuortane
caption_attribution_description: English: Old church in Kuortane, Finland, August 2012.
context_page_description: Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,572 and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres of which 22.72 km² is water. The population density is 7.73 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
  Kuortane is the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
  Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute.
context_section_description: Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,572 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km² (8.77 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.0/sq mi).
  The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
  Kuortane is the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
  Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute.
caption: Old church in Kuortane
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