Lapua

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Lapua Lappo
Town
Lapuan kaupunki Lappo stad
Lapua Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location of Lapua in Finland
Coordinates: 62°58.2′N 023°00.5′E / 62.9700°N 23.0083°E / 62.9700; 23.0083
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Seinäjoki
Charter	1865
Market town	1964
City rights	1977
Government
• Town manager	Satu Kankare
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	751.82 km2 (290.28 sq mi)
• Land	737.16 km2 (284.62 sq mi)
• Water	13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
• Rank	115th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,029
• Rank	79th largest in Finland
• Density	19.03/km2 (49.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	95.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	3.9%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	17.8%
• 15 to 64	57.6%
• 65 or older	24.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	lapua.fi/en/

Lapua (Finnish: [ˈlɑpuɑ]; Swedish: Lappo) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located next to the Lapua River in the region of South Ostrobothnia. The town has a population of 14,029 (31 December 2024)^[2] and covers an area of 751.82 square kilometres (290.28 sq mi) of which 13.67 km² (5.28 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 19.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.