Evijärvi
Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.
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.
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. In the 1980s, salted fish made from bream caught in the spring was named the traditional local dish of Evijärvi.
Notable people born in Evijärvi
- Esko Ahonen, politician
- Tea Ista, actress
- Aleksi Kiviaho, politician
- Ilmari Linna, business executive and politician
- Jalmari Linna, politician