| Malax | |
| Official Name: | Swedish: Malax kommun Finnish: Maalahden kunta |
| Native Name: | Swedish: Malax – Finnish: Maalahti |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Coordinates: | 62.9417°N 54°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ostrobothnia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vaasa sub-region |
| Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
| Leader Name: | Mats Brant |
| Established Title: | Charter |
| Established Date: | 1607 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
| Website: | www.malax.fi |
Malax (pronounced as /sv-FI/; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately, while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
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Malax is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages.
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax: