Vehmaa

Vehmaa
Vemo
Municipality
Vehmaan kunta
Vemo kommun
Vehmaa Church
Vehmaa Church
Coat of arms of Vehmaa
Coat of arms
Location of Vehmaa in Finland
Location of Vehmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°E / 60.6867; 21.7133
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Municipal managerPekka Seppälä
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
202.09 km2 (78.03 sq mi)
 • Land188.88 km2 (72.93 sq mi)
 • Water13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
 • Rank266th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,255
 • Rank246th largest in Finland
 • Density11.94/km2 (30.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish94% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others5.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.4%
 • 15 to 6456.5%
 • 65 or older29%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.vehmaa.fi

Vehmaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋehmɑː]; Swedish: Vemo) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,255 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 202.09 square kilometres (78.03 sq mi) of which 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.9/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Vehmaa is known of their red Granite Balmoral red, as well as being the birthplace of Albin Stenroos who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1924 Olympics. According to Traficom, Vehmaa is the fifth most motorized municipality in Finland with 628 cars per 1000 inhabitants.[6]

Vehmaa Church

The stone church of Vehmaa was probably built between 1425–1440, and it's one of the oldest still existing churches in Western Finland. The pulpit was installed in the 17th century, and the other interior is from the 1840s. The church was dedicated to Saint Margaret.[7][8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Vehmaa Church, Vehmaa, Finland - SpottingHistory.com". Spottinghistory.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Churches in Finland". Muuka.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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