Vörå

Vörå (Finland Swedish: [ˈvœːro]; Finnish: Vöyri) is a municipality of Finland. In 2011, it was created from the municipalities of Vörå-Maxmo and Oravais.[2] Vörå-Maxmo was created in 2007 from the municipalities of (old) Vörå and Maxmo. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region.

Vöyri
Vörå – Vöyri
Municipality
Vörå kommun
Vöyrin kunta
Coat of arms of Vöyri
Coat of arms
Location of Vörå in Finland
Location of Vörå in Finland
Coordinates: 63°08′N 022°15′E
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionVaasa sub-region
Charter1868 (Vörå)
Re-established2007 (Vörå-Maxmo)
Re-established2011 (Vörå)
Government
 • Municipal managerJan Finne
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,499.91 km2 (579.12 sq mi)
 • Land781.31 km2 (301.67 sq mi)
 • Water718.6 km2 (277.5 sq mi)
 • Rank107th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,388
 • Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.vora.fi

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (80.6%) being Swedish-speaking and the minority (12.6%) being Finnish-speaking.


As of 2014, primary industries in Vörå employ "15.5 per cent of the population, 32.9 per cent of people work in the industrial sector, and 50.3 per cent of people work in the service sector."[3]

The Battle of Oravais during the Finnish War (1808-1809) took place in Vörå.[3]

Old Vörå
Former coat of Arms of Vörå

The former municipality had a population of 3,524 (2003) and covered an area of 427.50 square kilometres (165.06 sq mi) of which 2.38 square kilometres (0.92 sq mi) is water. The population density was 8.3 inhabitants per km2. The majority were speakers of Swedish (85%) and the minority speakers of Finnish (14%).[3]

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. "Discovering Swedish-speaking municipalities: Vörå". www.helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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