Järviseutu

Järviseutu is a subdivision of South Ostrobothnia and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

Municipalities

Changes

Three changes happened to this sub-region on January 1, 2009:

Kortesjärvi left the sub-region as it was consolidated with Kauhava.
Lehtimäki, formerly a part of the Kuusiokunnat sub-region, was consolidated with Alajärvi.
Soini joined the sub-region.

Dialects

The dialects of the municipalities in the sub-region are very similar to each other. They are considered Savonian dialects, however they lack many characteristic features associated with Savonian speech. These dialects are fairly similar to standard Finnish. A similar dialect is also used in Ähtäri, Keuruu and Pihlajavesi.