Vöyri | |
Official Name: | Swedish: Vörå kommun Finnish: Vöyrin kunta |
Native Name: | Swedish: Vörå – Finnish: Vöyri |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 63.1333°N 37°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: | Jan Finne |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1868 (Vörå) |
Established Title2: | Re-established |
Established Date2: | 2007 (Vörå-Maxmo) |
Established Title3: | Re-established |
Established Date3: | 2011 (Vörå) |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 6,388 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.vora.fi |
Vörå (pronounced as /sv-FI/; Finnish: Vöyri) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Vörå is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Vörå is approximately, while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Vörå 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.
In 2011, Vörå was formed by merging the municipalities of Vörå-Maxmo and Oravais.[1] Vörå-Maxmo, in turn, was established in 2007 by merging the municipalities of (old) Vörå and Maxmo.
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."[2]
The Battle of Oravais during the Finnish War (1808-1809) took place in Vörå.
The former municipality had a population of 3,524 (2003) and covered an area of of which 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%).