Laihia

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Laihian kunta
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Laihia Coat of Arms Location of Laihia in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Ostrobothnia
Administrative community : Vaasa
Geographical location 62 ° 58 ′  N , 22 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 58 ′  N , 22 ° 1 ′  E
Surface: 508.42 km²
of which land area: 504.32 km²
of which inland waterways: 4.10 km²
Residents : 8,058 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 16 people / km²
Municipality number : 399
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.laihia.fi

Laihia ( Finnish , Swedish Laihela ) is a commune in the western Finnish landscape Ostrobothnia . It is located around 25 kilometers southeast of the city of Vaasa in the coastal hinterland. In contrast to most of the municipalities in Österbotten, Laihia is exclusively Finnish-speaking.

Laihia is known throughout Finland for the proverbial stinginess of its residents and the subject of countless jokes. The community has a fairly casual attitude towards its reputation and even maintains a stingy museum.

A large part of the community area is taken up by fields, in total there were no less than 469 farms in Laihia in 2005. Unlike most Finnish communities, Laihia does not have a lake.

The community Laihia was formed as an independent parish in 1576 from parts of Isokyrö and Mustasaari . In addition to the church village of Laihia, the current community includes the places Alapää, Alho, Allinen, Aronkylä, Hulmi, Isokylä, Jakkula, Jokikylä, Jokiperä, Jokisalo, Jukaja, Kasinkylä, Keskikylä, Kumaala, Kupparla, Kylänpää, Käyppäläala, Kylänpää, Käyppäläala Miettylä, Nikkari, Peltomaa, Perälä, Poola, Pukkala, Päkki, Ratikylä, Ruto, Santaloukko, Suorttila, Torstila, Tyllijoki, Valjoo, Vedenoja and Yrjäälä.

Partnerships

Web links

Commons : Laihia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018