Oravais
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Oravais Oravais – Oravainen |
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| Former municipality | ||
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Oravais kommun Oravaisten kunta |
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 Location of Oravais in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°18′N 022°22.5′E / 63.300°N 22.3750°ECoordinates: 63°18′N 022°22.5′E / 63.300°N 22.3750°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | |
| Consolidated | 2011 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Markku Niskala | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 277.09 km2 (106.99 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 203.98 km2 (78.76 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 73.11 km2 (28.23 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010-10-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,189 | |
| • Density | 10.73/km2 (27.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 10.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 80.9% (official) | |
| • Others | 8.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 66800 | |
Oravais (Finnish: Oravainen) is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 2,189 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 203.98 square kilometres (78.76 sq mi). The population density was 10.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). The municipality was consolidated with Vörå-Maxmo to form the new municipality of Vörå on 1 January 2011.
The municipality was officially bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (81%) and the minority Finnish (10%). Most of the remaining 9% live in Oravais Reception Centre for Refugees, and speak several other languages.
Farming forestry and fur farming employs 18.8% of the population, industry etc. 33.4%, the service sector 46.8% and unclassified sectors 1%. Traditionally, Oravais has been dominated by farming, with notable elements of industry. The structural transformation of farming has been considerable; today 118 farmers and about 40 fur farmers are still active.
Among the larger employers we find companies working with construction, manufacturing of sandpaper, packing and equipment. There are many small businesses. The location at a main road has furthered restaurant enterprise. Tourism has been enhanced since the 1990s.
Oravais was detached from Vörå as a semiautonomous entity with their own chapel in 1676 and became an independent parish in 1859.
The Battle of Oravais was a critical event during the Finnish War 1808–09 between Russia and Sweden, and took place on September 14, 1808. The Russian troops won the battle, which became the turning point in the war. After the defeat of Sweden in the war, Finland became a Grand Duchy under Russia.
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