Laihia

Laihia ( Finnish); Laihela Swedish ) is a municipality in the western Finnish landscape Ostrobothnia. It is located about 25 kilometers southeast of the city of Vaasa in the coastal hinterland. Unlike most communities Österbottens Laihia is exclusively Finnish speakers.

Laihia is known throughout Finland for the proverbial avarice of its inhabitants and the subject of countless jokes. The municipality has a fairly casual relationship to their reputation and even maintains an avarice Museum.

A large part of the municipal area is occupied by fields, in total there were in 2005 no less than 469 farms in Laihia. Unlike in most Finnish municipalities there is not a lake in Laihia.

The community Laihia was formed as an independent parish already in 1576 from parts of Isokyrö and Korsholm. The church today includes not only the Kirchdorf Laihia the places Alapää, Alho, Allinen, Aronkylä, Hulmi, Isokylä, Jakkula, Jokikylä, Jokiperä, Jokisalo, Jukaja, Kasinkylä, Keskikylä, Kumaala, Kupparla, Kylänpää, Käyppälä, Lounaala, Lyyskilä, Maunula, Miettylä, Nikkari, Peltomaa, Perälä, Poola, Pukkala, Päkki, Ratikylä, Ruto, Santaloukko, Suorttila, Torstila, Tyllijoki, Valjoo, Vedenoja and Yrjäälä.

Partnerships

  • Trysil (Norway )
  • Kil (Sweden), since 1974
  • Svinninge (Denmark), since 1976
  • Tõrva (Estonia), since 1990
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