Vehmaa

Vehmaa [ vɛhmɑ ː ] (Swedish: Vemo ) is a municipality in south-western Finland with 2326 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the region Vakka -Suomi in the northwest of the landscape Varsinais -Suomi approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Uusikaupunki and 40 kilometers north-west of Turku. The community is monolingual Finnish speakers.

Vehmaa is located on the Baltic Sea coast on the Sound Vehmaansalmi which extends 14 kilometers into the mainland. The area was formerly the offshore archipelago area, by land uplift, it became a part of the mainland. The former islands are now rocky hills, the fertile areas in between are used for agriculture. Ever since the 18th century is mined in Vehmaa red granite.

The medieval stone church of Vehmaa was built in 1425-1440 and is dedicated to Saint Margaret. The free-standing bell stack was created in 1826.

Towns

To the municipality includes the villages of Ane, Antola Ennys, Gunnila, Haapanala, Heikola, Hermula, Hiedo, Hietajärvi, Hill A, Himoinen, Hinnuri, Huruinen, Huukainen, Ilmarinen, Inkurinen, Irjala, Isoalho, Kaipinen, Kaivoinen, Karaluoto, Karintaka, Kaukola, Kauramäki, Kesoinen, Ketto, Kiikoinen, Kiima, Kiimkallio, Kirkkomäki, Kivijärvi, Korpi, Koski, Krookkinen, Kupusjärvi, Kuulila, Lahdenranta, Lahdinko, Laittinen, Lallinen, Lammi, Lautanala, Lempiö, Ludila, Maarijärvi, Maitila, Manterkaisti, mylly, Nakkila Nuhjala, Oja, Pankkio, Papala, Piettinen, Piiloinen, Pitkiskallio, Pullila, Pummainen, Puosta, Puotila, Putta, Pyöli, Rahikkala, Rahkmala, Rautila, Reinilä, Revo, Riihivainio, Riittiö, Ristinkylä, Rokainen, Saarikkala, Salo, Seipsaari, Sillankorva, Soinila, Takala, Tanila, Tarvola, Taskala, Tommila, Tuomarla, Tuomoinen, Uhlu, Ukkila, Vahilainen, Vallila, Vanhakylä, Varttainen, Vihtjärvi, Viiainen, Viljainen, Vilu, Vinkkilä, Ylöjärvi and Yötiö.

Personalities

• Timo Aaltonen (born 1969 ), shot putter