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Järviseutu Järviseudun seutukunta
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Capital	Alajärvi
Population
• Total	21,531
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Järviseutu is: a subdivision of Southern Ostrobothnia and one of the: Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

Municipalities※

Coat of arms	Municipality
	Alajärvi (town)
	Evijärvi (municipality)
	Lappajärvi (municipality)
	Soini (municipality)
	Vimpeli (municipality)

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.

Politics※

Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

References※

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