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 municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuortane is the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute and training facility 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.
See also.
Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto 