A family friendly city

The realm of homes

Five hundred years of history

• Church parish founded 1581

• County 1865

• Town status 1964

• City from 1977

Milestones

Space to breathe

• Land area 737,5 km2

• Water area 13,6 km2

• Total 751,1 km2

• City owned 30,8 km2

Area

Good transport connections

• Kansainvälinen lentokenttä• Merisatama

Helsinki 3 h

Vaasa 1h

Jyväskylä

Tampere

LAPUA

Oulu

Distances

Vaasa 1 h * International airport * Sea harbour

Population of the environmentally-friendly city

• Population 14.651 (year 2015)

Population

0-14 y 19 %

15-64 y 59 %

Over 64 y 22 %

* Age structure year 2015

A strong technology-based city

Year 2015 employees

• Lapua city 887

• Valmet Power Oy, Lapua factory 201

• Nammo Lapua Oy 146

• Veljekset Ala-Talkkari Oy 86

Largest employers

Growing and developing businesses

Workforce

60,1 %

31,0 %

7,7 %

81,5 %

11,3 %

Year 2012:

Lapua health and fitness

• Lapuan Korikobrat - Play in the highest division basketball league

• Virkiä Pesis, women - Finnish champions 1978, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2001,

2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Genuine sports city

Lapua makes you feel good !

• Recreational swimming pool

• Outdoor pool

• Sports centre

• Ice rink

• Patruuna-arena

A wealth of sports facilities to

choose from

Simpsiö – The largest and most exclusive

resort in Western Finland

• 100,000 skiers per season

• Western Finland´s largest ski

centre with many pistes available

Simpsiö ski centre

Experiences and life !

• City library

• Community college

• Music college and Alajoki-hall

• Chapel

• Cinema

• Cafe Iso Prässi

• Lapua Theatre

• Lapua Cartridge factory museum

• Lapua Art Museum

• Art exhibition Cartridge gallery

• Ostrobothnian photography Centre

• Pyhälahti photography museum

• Small industries and shops

Cultural centre Vanha Paukku

Lots of activities for the whole family !

• Wonderful garden, over 10,000

species of plant

Jokilaakso Gardens

Music brings people together

Vanha Paukku Festival

An international atmosphere at the church

• The largest organs in Finland

Organ festival

The realm of homes