Vörå
Sign in to saveVörå (; ; ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Vörå is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia, about east of Vaasa and about southwest of Kokkola. The population of Vörå is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vörå
- Settlement.native_name
- –
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vöyri_2017.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vörå as seen from a ski jumping tower
- Settlement.image_shield
- Vöyri-Maksamaa.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Vöyri_sijainti_Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Vörå in Finland
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ostrobothnia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vaasa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jan Finne
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Vörå (; ; ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Vörå is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia, about east of Vaasa and about southwest of Kokkola. The population of Vörå is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Vörå is a bilingual municipality with Swedish and Finnish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages.