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 (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,255 |
| • Rank | 246th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.94/km2 (30.9/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 |
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]
- ^ 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 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "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.