Vehmaa Explained

Vehmaa
Official Name:Finnish: Vehmaan kunta
Swedish: Vemo kommun
Other Name:Vemo
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:60.6867°N 63.8°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southwest Finland
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Leader Title:Municipal manager
Leader Name:Pekka Seppälä
Established Title:Charter
Established Date:1869
Blank3 Name:Climate
Blank3 Info:Dfb
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00
Website:www.vehmaa.fi

Vehmaa (in Finnish pronounced as /ˈʋehmɑː/; Swedish: Vemo) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNVehmaa}} of which NaNVehmaa}} is water. The population density is NaNVehmaa.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Vehmaa is known of their red Granite Balmoral red, as well as being the birthplace of Albin Stenroos who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1924 Olympics. According to Traficom, Vehmaa is the fifth most motorized municipality in Finland with 628 cars per 1000 inhabitants.[1]

Vehmaa Church

The church of Vehmaa was probably built between in the 14th or 15th century. The pulpit was installed in the 17th century, and the other interior is from the 1840s. The church was dedicated to Saint Margaret.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa. Yle. 10 February 2020. 1 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Vehmaa Church, Vehmaa, Finland - SpottingHistory.com. Spottinghistory.com. 28 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Churches in Finland. Muuka.com. 28 December 2017.