- Population
- 5,605
- 5.6K
- Elevation
- 25 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Malax
- Airports
- VAA Vaasa Airport24 km
- UME Umeå Airport119 km
About Malax
Malax is a municipality. Location: Vaasa, Ostrobothnia. Population: 5,605. Elevation: 25 m.
Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti, Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑːˌlɑhti]) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 112,000. It is the 160th most populous municipality in Finland. Malax covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.
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Travel notes for Malax
From Wikivoyage
Malax (Fi. Maalahti) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia. The adjacent municipality of Korsnäs is also handled in this article.
Get in+
By bus:
There are buses from nearby Vaasa.
By car:
Malax and Korsnäs are both along regional road 673, that runs parallel to Highway 8 but closer to the coast, from just south of Vaasa to Närpes.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Malax
- Kurikka
- Korsnäs
- Laihia
- Korsholm
- Närpes
- Vaasa
Population of Malax over time
| 2007 | 5,515 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,549 | |
| 2009 | 5,614 | |
| 2010 | 5,605 | |
| 2011 | 5,614 | |
| 2012 | 5,586 | |
| 2013 | 5,580 | |
| 2014 | 5,574 | |
| 2015 | 5,545 | |
| 2016 | 5,517 | |
| 2017 | 5,477 | |
| 2023 | 5,456 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Malax
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- July (62 mm)
- Driest month
- February (25 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° | 0° | 5° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 62 | 55 | 62 | 56 | 53 | 44 |
How to get to Malax
The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 123 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 24 kmnortheast
- Umeå Airport (UME) Umeå 119 kmnorthwest
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 126 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 123 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Malax
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 4 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Halsön Island 18 kmW
- Alan Island 18 kmNW
- Söderfjärden Natural site 13 kmN
25–60 km4 places
- Replot Island 42 kmN
- Granskär Island 28 kmN
- Björkö Island 53 kmN
- Kyrönjoki River 41 kmN
60–100 km19 places
- Lill-Halörsgrundet Island 95 kmN
- Malgrundet Island 95 kmN
- Malhösarna Island 90 kmNW
- Gaddhällar Island 91 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Malax
2 placesNearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Halsön Island, Korsnäs18 km W
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Söderfjärden Natural site, Ostrobothnia13 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources