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 2,268 (31 August 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 12.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.1/sq mi).
Vehmaa
Vemo | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Vehmaan kunta Vemo kommun | |
 Vehmaa Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vehmaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Seppälä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 202.09 km2 (78.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 188.88 km2 (72.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 266th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,268 |
| • Rank | 246th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.01/km2 (31.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 5.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.5% |
| • 65 or older | 29% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.vehmaa.fi |
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
editThe 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
edit- Timo Aaltonen (born 1969), shot putter
- Waldemar Bergroth (1852–1928), Lutheran clergyman and politician
- Outi Heiskanen (1937–2022), artist
- Janne Jaakkola (born 1967), general
- Pertti Karppinen (born 1953), rower
- Albin Stenroos (1889–1971), runner
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Vehmaa Church, Vehmaa, Finland - SpottingHistory.com". Spottinghistory.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Churches in Finland". Muuka.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Vehmaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vehmaa – Official website (in Finnish)
- Balmoral Red Fine Grain Granite
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