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Vehmaa
Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| 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.[5]
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.[6][7]
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