- Population
- 7,916
- 7.9K
- Elevation
- 49 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Laihia
- Airports
- VAA Vaasa Airport24 km
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport109 km
About Laihia
Laihia is a municipality. Location: Vaasa, Ostrobothnia. Population: 7,916. Elevation: 49 m.
Laihia (Swedish: Laihela) is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm. It is located in the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 8,020 (Jul 31, 2020) and covers an area of 508.44 square kilometres (196.31 sq mi) of which 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.6/sq mi). Laihia consists of 37 villages. Laihia is within the economical region of the neighbouring city Vaasa.
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Travel notes for Laihia
From Wikivoyage
Laihia is a town in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Like the inhabitants of Scotland and Gabrovo the locals have a reputation of stinginess which is the theme of the Laihia jokes. The town even has a Museum of Stinginess!
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By car:
Laihia is located at highway 3 between Vaasa and Tampere, where highway 18 to Jyväskylä branches off.
By train:
The nearest railway station is in Tervajoki.
By bus:
Buses from Vaasa eastward (e.g. to Seinäjoki) pass through the town. The Matka.fintraffic.fi route planner has information about routes which are part of Vaasa regional traffic (e.g. line 341).
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Laihia
- Kurikka
- Ilmajoki
- Isokyrö
- Malax
- Korsholm
- Vaasa
Population of Laihia over time
| 2007 | 7,664 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7,692 | |
| 2009 | 7,794 | |
| 2010 | 7,870 | |
| 2011 | 7,933 | |
| 2012 | 7,993 | |
| 2013 | 8,007 | |
| 2014 | 8,068 | |
| 2015 | 8,090 | |
| 2016 | 8,139 | |
| 2017 | 8,051 | |
| 2023 | 7,682 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Laihia
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- July (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (26 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 51 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 43 |
How to get to Laihia
The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 138 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 24 kmnorthwest
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 109 kmnortheast
- Umeå Airport (UME) Umeå 135 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 138 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Laihia
Within 100 km: 4 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km7 places
- Replot Island 53 kmNW
- Alan Island 38 kmNW
- Söderfjärden Natural site 27 kmNW
- Kyrönjoki River 40 kmN
60–100 km11 places
- Björkö Island 63 kmNW
- Stora Sandören Island 72 kmN
- Lake Evijärvi Lake 94 kmNE
- Valsörarna Island 79 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Laihia
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources