It is the home of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, held every July,[7] and one of its notable "house bands" include JPP.

[1][8] The violin appearing in the municipality's coat of arms refers to the locality's still continuing old tradition of Finnish folk music.

[9] The comic strip bird Woodstock from Peanuts, named for the rock music festival in Woodstock, New York, is called "Kaustinen" in Finnish with obvious reference to the folk music festival of the municipality.

Europe's largest lithium reserve is located in Kaustinen area.

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