Kvevlax | |
Official Name: | Swedish: Kvevlax kommun Finnish: Koivulahden kunta |
Settlement Type: | Church village |
Pushpin Map: | Finland |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 150 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ostrobothnia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Vaasa |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Korsholm |
Established Date: | 1857 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Kvevlax (fi|Koivulahti) is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately 15km (09miles) north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track, a football pitch and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank.
See main article: Aero Flight 311.
On 3 January 1961, a DC-3, the Aero O/Y Flight 311, crashed in Kvevlax, with the loss of all 25 on board. The DC-3 crash was blamed on alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots. The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.