Kuortane
Kuortane 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. 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 and training facility overseen by the Finnish Olympic Committee 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. It is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
Notable people
- Alvar Aalto, architect and designer
- Osmo Ala-Honkola, Olympic sport shooter
- Reino Ala-Kulju, Lutheran clergyman, politician, and teacher
- Mira Suhonen, Olympic sport shooter