Place:Kuortane, Vaasa, Finland

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NameKuortane
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.8°N 23.5°E
Located inVaasa, Finland
Also located inEtelä-Pohjanmaa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is . The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) 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. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.

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