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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=geo}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Laihia | official_name = {{lang|fi|Laihian kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Laihela kommun}} | other_name = Laihela | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Lakeus.jpg | image_shield = Laihia.vaakuna.svg | shield_size = 120x80px | image_map = Laihia_sijainti_Suomi.svg | map_caption = Location of Laihia in Finland |coordinates = {{coord|62|58.5|N|022|00.5|E|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Ostrobothnia (administrative region)|Ostrobothnia]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Vaasa sub-region|Vaasa]] | leader_title = Municipal manager | leader_name = Jari Rantala | established_title = [[Charter]] | established_date = 1576 |area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Laihia}} |area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Laihia}} |area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Laihia}} |area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Laihia}} |area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Laihia}} |population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Laihia}} |population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Laihia}} |population_total = 8,020 |population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Laihia}} |population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Laihia}} |demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Laihia}} |demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Laihia}} |demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Laihia}} |demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Laihia}} |demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Laihia}} |demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Laihia}} |demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Laihia}} |demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Laihia}} |demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Laihia}} |demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Laihia}} |demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Laihia}} |demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Laihia}} |demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Laihia}} |demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Laihia}} |demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Laihia}} |demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Laihia}} |demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Laihia}} |demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Laihia}} |blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Laihia}} |blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Laihia}} |timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |utc_offset = +02:00 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +03:00 | website = {{Url|https://laihia.fi/}} }} '''Laihia''' ({{langx|sv|Laihela}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], founded in 1576 through a separation from [[Isokyrö]] and [[Korsholm]]. It is located in the [[Ostrobothnia (administrative region)|Ostrobothnia]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality has a population of 8,020 (Jul 31, 2020) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Laihia}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Laihia}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Laihia|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Laihia consists of 37 villages. Laihia is within the economical region of the neighbouring city [[Vaasa]]. The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]]. Only {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Laihia}} }} people speak Swedish as a native language. Most inhabitants speak Finnish or a dialect typical of this region.<ref name="population by language">{{cite web |title= Laihia Municipality in Finland / Further information about the population structure |date= 2018 |access-date= 19 January 2020 |url= https://www.citypopulation.de/php/finland-admin.php?adm2id=399 |website= citypopulation.de }}</ref> The municipal manager is Juha Rikala. There are a total of 469 farms in the municipality.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}. Laihia is located along the international tourist route [[Blue Highway (tourist route)|Blue Highway]], which goes from [[Norway]] to [[Russia]] via [[Sweden]] and Finland. ==People== In Finland, Laihians are renowned for their stinginess ({{langx|fi|nuukuus}}, {{lang|fi|saituus}}, {{lang|fi|itaruus}}, {{lang|fi|piheys}} or {{lang|fi|kitsaus}}) and there are hundreds of jokes told about them. However, Laihians are not usually offended by it. To the contrary, they are proud of their frugality and even have a Museum of Stinginess (''Nuukuuren museo'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laihia.fi/121.html |title=Laihian kunta |accessdate=2012-04-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914031635/http://www.laihia.fi/121.html |archivedate=14 September 2010 }}</ref> In any case, Laihia has high-level public services for education, health, sports, seniors etc. ===Notable people=== * [[Santeri Alkio]], politician and journalist * [[Mark Hoppus]] (born 1972), American singer and musician, of Finnish descent through great-grandparents who emigrated from Laihia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/a1467686905531 |title=Amerikkalaisyhtye Blink-182:n riveissä on pohjalaisverta – "Toivon todella, että esiinnymme Suomessa ensi kesänä" |last1=Jokelainen |first1=Jarkko |date=6 July 2016 |website=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |publisher=[[Sanoma]] |language=Finnish |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> * [[Toivo Kärki]], musician * Matti Vanhala, [[Bank of Finland]] Governor 1998–2004 * Keijo Suila, former CEO of [[Finnair]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611080040/http://matrikkeli.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=2380 Johan Laibecchius] (born in Laihia on 19 March 1658), vicar *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070609200642/http://matrikkeli.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=395 Kristian Chyraeus] (died in Laihia in 1687), vicar *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051230114205/http://matrikkeli.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=1681 Samuel Backman] (died in Laihia 3 April 1712), vicar *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611044117/http://matrikkeli.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=7956 Jonas Lagus] (died in Laihia 22 April 1798), vicar and dean *[[Sara Siipola]] (born in Laihia 1997), singer ===Surnames=== The most common surnames in Laihia and their frequencies as of 2014:<ref name="laihia2014">[https://forebears.io/finland/ostrobothnia/kyrönmaa-subregion/laihia Most common surnames in Laihia]</ref> * 1. [[Kallio (surname)|Kallio]] (1:112) * 2. [[Puska (surname)|Puska]] (1:121) * 3. Kinnari (1:135) * 4. [[Koskela (surname)|Koskela]] (1:137) * 5. [[Luoma (surname)|Luoma]] (1:142) * 5. [[Niemelä (surname)|Niemelä]] (1:142) * 7. [[Kauppi]] (1:145) * 8. [[Mäkinen]] (1:156) * 9. [[Mäkelä]] (1:159) * 10. Kankaanpää (1:163) ==Transport== The private [[Coach (bus)|coach]] company [[OnniBus.com|OnniBus]] route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Laihia. ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Laihia}} *[https://laihia.fi/ Municipality of Laihia] – Official website {{in lang|fi}} *[http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/laihia.html Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061124055716/http://www.cenerg.ensmp.fr/francais/themes/cycle/pdf/regener1.pdf Laihia Energy-saving Village], publication of European Commission {{Geographic location | Centre = Laihia | N = [[Vaasa]] ([[Vähäkyrö]]) | E = [[Isokyrö]] ([[South Ostrobothnia]]) | SE = [[Ilmajoki]] ([[South Ostrobothnia]]) | S = [[Kurikka]] ([[South Ostrobothnia]]) | W = [[Malax]] | NW = [[Korsholm]] }} {{ostrobothnia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Municipalities of Ostrobothnia (administrative region)]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1576]] {{WesternFinland-geo-stub}}
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