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{{Infobox settlement |name = Vehmaa | official_name = {{lang|fi|Vehmaan kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Vemo kommun}} | other_name = Vemo | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Vehmaan kirkko.jpg | imagesize = 200px | image_caption = Vehmaa Church | image_shield = Vehmaa.vaakuna.svg | shield_size = 120x80px | image_map = Vehmaa sijainti Suomi.svg | map_caption = Location of Vehmaa in [[Finland]] |coordinates = {{coord|60|41.2|N|021|42.8|E|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Southwest Finland]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Vakka-Suomi]] | leader_title = Municipal manager | leader_name = Pekka Seppälä | established_title = [[Charter]] | established_date = 1869 |area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Vehmaa}} |area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Vehmaa}} |area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Vehmaa}} |area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Vehmaa}} |area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Vehmaa}} |population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Vehmaa}} |population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Vehmaa}} |population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}} |population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Vehmaa}} |population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Vehmaa}} |demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Vehmaa}} |demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Vehmaa}} |demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Vehmaa}} |demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Vehmaa}} |blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Vehmaa}} |blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Vehmaa}} | blank3_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank3_info = [[Humid continental climate#Mild/cool summer subtype|Dfb]] |timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |utc_offset = +02:00 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +03:00 | website = [http://www.vehmaa.fi/ www.vehmaa.fi] }} '''Vehmaa''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈʋehmɑː}}; {{langx|sv|Vemo}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vehmaa}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Vehmaa}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Vehmaa}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Vehmaa|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|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 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympics]]. According to Traficom, Vehmaa is the fifth most motorized municipality in Finland with 628 cars per 1000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11195970|title=Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa|publisher=Yle|date=10 February 2020|accessdate=1 April 2021}}</ref> ==Vehmaa Church== The stone church of Vehmaa was probably built between 1425–1440, and it's one of the oldest still existing churches in Western Finland. The pulpit was installed in the 17th century, and the other interior is from the 1840s. The church was dedicated to [[Margaret the Virgin|Saint Margaret]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spottinghistory.com/view/88/vehmaa-church/|title=Vehmaa Church, Vehmaa, Finland - SpottingHistory.com|website=Spottinghistory.com|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229052211/http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/v/church_v.html|title=Churches in Finland|website=Muuka.com|access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Timo Aaltonen]] (born 1969), shot putter * [[Waldemar Bergroth]] (1852–1928), Lutheran clergyman and politician * [[Outi Heiskanen]] (1937–2022), artist * [[Janne Jaakkola]] (born 1967), general * [[Pertti Karppinen]] (born 1953), rower * [[Albin Stenroos]] (1889–1971), runner ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Vehmaa}} *[http://www.vehmaa.fi/ Municipality of Vehmaa] – Official website {{in lang|fi}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070818054957/http://eurasian.com/finland/granite/balmoral_red_fg.html Balmoral Red Fine Grain Granite] {{Geographic location | Centre = Vehmaa | N = [[Uusikaupunki]], [[Laitila]] | E = [[Mynämäki]] | SE = [[Masku]] | SW = [[Taivassalo]] | W = [[Uusikaupunki]] }} {{FinlandProper}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Municipalities of Southwest Finland]] [[Category:Populated coastal places in Finland]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1869]] [[Category:1869 establishments in the Russian Empire]] {{WesternFinland-geo-stub}}
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