• Haapajärvi is situated in Finland, Oulu region and belongs to the union of Nivala-Haapajärvi region
• Area of the town is 773 km2 and population 8500 people
• Haapajärvi is an active and strong center of services with internationally competitive and dynamic industrial companies. The main resource of the region and its enterprises is timber.
• Haapajärvi is the birthplace of many famous people: Finland’s first president, Mr K.J. Stahlberg and cross-country skier Mika Myllyla were born here

• Homepage of Haapajärvi: www.haapajarvi.fi

Haapajärvi has been the sister town of Värska commune since 1996, and since then, the friendship agreements between the two communes have been signed. The friendship agreements between local governments incorporate the areas like cultural exchange, youth policy, visits of local government officials and schools.