Kihniänkylä

Kihniänkylä is a rural village community of about 400 inhabitants, with well-maintained houses and farming and livestock farms. A lot of new houses have been built in recent years. Those who build in the village will be given housing assistance. There are two old mills in the village, of which the Kalakosken Mill is still usable. However, the pearl of the village is the clean water Kihniänjoki, the cleaning of the banks of which has been topical in recent years. A nature trail also runs along the edge of the village, which is part of the Peräseinäjoki area's nature trail network.

Services

With the centralization of Seinäjoki city's services, our village's services have also been transferred in many cases to either Peräseinäjoki church village or Seinäjoki. The village school was closed in the spring of 2016. The village shop still operates, as do two farm tourism companies, earthworks and construction entrepreneurs, and a forest machinery entrepreneur. The social service of the city of Seinäjoki is responsible for care, food and transport services for the elderly. The townhouses of the old people's home association have been transferred to Toivon Kylä ry, which still rents apartments.

Shared spaces and hobby opportunities

The village's gathering, party and exercise space is Kihniänkylä youth club house Sampola, which can be rented separately for 200-person holding equipment owned by farm and household women. The varying terrains of the village allow for movement and relaxation in nature. A 5-kilometer lighted fitness track starts from the former Kihniä school, now the auction house, which is used by joggers in the summer and skiers in the winter. There is a spacious hut along the fitness track for resting, calming down and small gatherings. The hut is open to all hikers and reservations are not required. Civic college organizes a gym and a weaving circle. The activities of the youth club are active. In the association's office, sports circles for young people and adults are organized every week. The countrymen's club has two dryers and a machine rental business.

Associations operating in the area

Kihniänkylä Village Association, Kihniänkylä Youth Association, Maamiesseura and Agricultural and Household Women.

Village events

In Sampola, spring and autumn dinners, Easter feasts, joint sports events, various other activities and a village porridge party are organized in Sampola.

Construction sites

There are vacant building sites in the village and they are also being searched together for those in need. Empty houses have been sold, some of them are used for vacations.

The village's strengths and opportunities

The village's strengths are the community spirit, helpfulness and active association activities. The beautiful nature, which is enlivened by the Kihniänjoki flowing through the village and the handsome terrain and history of Hiironkallio, gives the village its distinctiveness and the basis for further efforts to develop the village. The village looks for and develops new activities and keeps up with the times.

Special features

The settlement of the village has become a strip along the river bank. Handsome low-lying houses and well-kept yards welcome guests. The hundred-year-old Youth Association, in cooperation with the residents of the village and other associations of the village, has actively renovated and maintained its office building and its surroundings, which is located on the banks of the Kihniänjoki and is the eye-catcher of the entire village. In the near future, a sauna and a renovated beach will start to be used by villagers and visitors on the beach of Sampola.

Hiironkallio's handsome terrain variations take the walker right into the atmosphere of Lapland. There are plenty of music and handicraft enthusiasts in the village. A 350-page village history has also been compiled from the village.

Good aspects in terms of business operations

A busy highway passes through the village. It is approx. 10 km to Peräseinäjoki church village and approx. 35 km to the city center. There are plots of land for business needs in the village.

The most important areas of development

The Kihniänkylä village development project has been completed. River banks have been washed away. Every effort is made to protect the nature of the village. Basic services are produced in cooperation with the city's industries. Kihniänkylä is the oldest village in the former Peräseinäjoki municipality, therefore the awareness of its history and special quality is maintained and every effort is made to increase the comfort of the living environment.

Avoidable threats

Village residents' faith in the development of their own village is important. More attention must be paid to the enjoyment of young people and young families in the village in all sectors. Efforts are being made to combat both external and internal threats to the village.

Updated on October 19, 2017