Economy[edit]

In 2018, 9.1% of the workforce of Alavus worked in primary production

(agriculture, forestry and fishing), 24.0% in secondary production
(e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 65.6% in services. In 2019, the
unemployment rate was 8.5%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 33.0%. [11]
The ten largest employers in Alavus in 2019 were as follows:[12]

1. Kuusiolinna Terveys Oy, 551 employees

2. Town of Alavus, 518 employees
3. Veljekset Keskinen Oy, 346 employees
4. Alavus Ikkunat Oy, 100 employees
5. Riikku Group Oy, 96 employees
6. Mattiovi Oy, 90 employees
7. Etelä-Pohjanmaan Osuuskauppa, 64 employees
8. Kuusiokuntien sosiaali -ja terveyskuntayhtymä, 58 employees
9. Normek Oy, 56 employees
10. Alavuden Betoni Oy, 52 employees

Notable people[edit]
 Mimmi Bähr (1844–1923), Finnish inventor and developer of calligraphy.
 Erkki Huttunen (1901–1956), architect
 Rauha S. Virtanen (1931–2019), author

See also[edit]
 Battle of Alavus
 Niinimaa
 Tuuri

References[edit]
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Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ Jump up to:a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland.
Retrieved 25 January 2024.
3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web
databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each
statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
5. ^ Jump up to:a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax
Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. ^ Korpi, Lauri; Papunen, Pentti (1967). "Alavus". Suomenmaa: maantieteellis-
yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos. 1: Ahlainen–Hausjärvi. Helsinki: WSOY.