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Laihia
Laihela | |
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Municipality | |
| Laihian kunta Laihela kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Laihia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 022°00.5′E / 62.9750°N 22.0083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Charter | 1576 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jari Rantala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 508.44 km2 (196.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 505.16 km2 (195.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 172nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,020 |
| • Rank | 123rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 15.15/km2 (39.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.1% |
| • Others | 1.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.7% |
| • 65 or older | 23.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | laihia |
Laihia (Swedish: Laihela) is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm.
It is located in the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 8,020 (Jul 31, 2020) and covers an area of 508.44 square kilometres (196.31 sq mi) of which 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (39.2/sq mi). Laihia consists of 37 villages.
Laihia is within the economical region of the neighbouring city Vaasa. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Only 84 people speak Swedish as a native language. Most inhabitants speak Finnish or a dialect typical of this region.[6] The municipal manager is Juha Rikala. There are a total of 469 farms in the municipality.[citation needed].
Laihia is located along the international tourist route Blue Highway, which goes from Norway to Russia via Sweden and Finland.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Laihia Municipality in Finland / Further information about the population structure". citypopulation.de. 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.