Kaustinen () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Halsua, Kokkola, Kronoby and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It is the home of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, held every July. The "house band" is JPP. The comic strip bird Woodstock, named for the rock music festival in Woodstock, New York, is called Kaustinen in Finnish with obvious reference to this folk music festival. Europe's largest lithium reserve is located in Kaustinen area Transport Kaustinen is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Jyväskylä—Kokkola. Famous people from Kaustinen Kreeta Haapasalo (1813–1893), Kantele player and songwriter Konsta Jylhä (1910–1984), folk music composer, fiddler and master pelimanni Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008), classical composer References External links Municipality of Kaustinen – Official website Populated places established in 1866 1866 establishments in the Russian Empire