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Alajoki is an agricultural plain along the Kyrönjoki river in the municipalities of Ilmajoki and Seinäjoki in the province of Ostrobothnia in western Finland. It consists of old marshes which were dried out in the early 1800s and then transformed into arable land through slash-and-burn farming and by spreading clay on the burned peat. In the 20th century, the slowly sinking soil of Alajoki was notorious for its spring floods which are now largely prevented by various flood control methods along the Kyrönjoki river The fields are best suited for growing hay and other fodder, which has promoted livestock care in the Ilmajoki area.

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  • Alajoki is an agricultural plain along the Kyrönjoki river in the municipalities of Ilmajoki and Seinäjoki in the province of Ostrobothnia in western Finland. It consists of old marshes which were dried out in the early 1800s and then transformed into arable land through slash-and-burn farming and by spreading clay on the burned peat. In the 20th century, the slowly sinking soil of Alajoki was notorious for its spring floods which are now largely prevented by various flood control methods along the Kyrönjoki river The fields are best suited for growing hay and other fodder, which has promoted livestock care in the Ilmajoki area. (en)
  • Alajoki är en odlingsslätt omkring Kyro älv i kommunerna Ilmola och Seinäjoki i landskapet Österbotten i västra Finland. Den består av gammal myrmark som uttorkades i sekelskiftet 1800 och förvandlades sedan till åkermark med hjälp av svedjebruk och genom att sprida ut lera på torvförekomster. På 1900-talet var Alajoki berömd för sina våröversvämningar. Åkrarna är bäst lämpade för odling av vall och fodersäd, vilket har främjat boskapsskötseln i trakten. År 1995 blev Alajoki ett av Finlands nationellt värdefulla landskapsområden. (sv)
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  • Alajoki is an agricultural plain along the Kyrönjoki river in the municipalities of Ilmajoki and Seinäjoki in the province of Ostrobothnia in western Finland. It consists of old marshes which were dried out in the early 1800s and then transformed into arable land through slash-and-burn farming and by spreading clay on the burned peat. In the 20th century, the slowly sinking soil of Alajoki was notorious for its spring floods which are now largely prevented by various flood control methods along the Kyrönjoki river The fields are best suited for growing hay and other fodder, which has promoted livestock care in the Ilmajoki area. In 1995, the Finnish National Board of Antiquities listed Alajoki as one of Finland's nationally valuable landscapes. The Alajoki plain is up to five kilometers wide and covers approximately 8,000 hectares. In the southwest it consists of the villages Röyskölä, Fossila, Nikkola and Pirilä north of Ilmajoki's center. In the western and northern part of Alajoki, the bordering villages include Harjunmäki, Könni, Munakka, Katila, and Niemistö. The southern border of the Alajoki area is formed by the railway and road 67, both running from Seinäjoki to Kaskinen on the Finnish west coast. The eastern part of Alajoki is located on the north side of Seinäjoki city center where the river Seinäjoki meets the Kyrönjoki river. (en)
  • Alajoki är en odlingsslätt omkring Kyro älv i kommunerna Ilmola och Seinäjoki i landskapet Österbotten i västra Finland. Den består av gammal myrmark som uttorkades i sekelskiftet 1800 och förvandlades sedan till åkermark med hjälp av svedjebruk och genom att sprida ut lera på torvförekomster. På 1900-talet var Alajoki berömd för sina våröversvämningar. Åkrarna är bäst lämpade för odling av vall och fodersäd, vilket har främjat boskapsskötseln i trakten. År 1995 blev Alajoki ett av Finlands nationellt värdefulla landskapsområden. Alajokis odlingsslätt är upp till fem kilometer bred och omfattar cirka 8 000 hektar. I sydväst består den av byarna Röyskölä, Fossila, Nikkola och Pirilä norr om Ilmolas centrum. I västra och norra delen av Alajoki ligger byarna Harjunmäki, Könni och Munakka. Södra gränsen av Alajokiområdet bildas av Sydbottenbanan och väg 67 från Seinäjoki till Kaskö. Östra delen av Alajoki ligger norr om Seinäjoki stadscentrum där älven Seinäjoki möter Kyro älv. (sv)
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