Vörå Explained

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.

Old 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%).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet . Kunnat.net . fi . 2 July 2010 . Suomen Kuntaliitto . Helsinki . 1 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070415064418/http://www.kunnat.net/k_perussivu.asp?path=1 . 15 April 2007 .
  2. Web site: Discovering Swedish-speaking municipalities: Vörå. 2021-07-12. www.helsinkitimes.fi. en-gb.