Vehmaa
| Vehmaa | ||
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| Vehmaan kunta | ||
Vehmaa Church
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 Location of Vehmaa in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°ECoordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Seppälä | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 188.78 km2 (72.89 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 188.77 km2 (72.88 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 266th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,271 | |
| • Rank | 258th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 12.03/km2 (31.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.5% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20.5% | |
| 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 2,271 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 188.78 square kilometres (72.89 sq mi) of which 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/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.
The church of Vehmaa was probably built between in the 14th or 15th century. The pulpit was installed in the 17th century, and the other interior is from the 1840s. The church was dedicated to Saint Margaret.
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