Malax

Malax

*Malax* – *Maalahti*
Malax Malax – Maalahti
Municipality
	Malax kommun; Maalahden kunta
	Population by age
• 0 to 14	15.2%
• 15 to 64	56%
• 65 or older	28.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.malax.fi

Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) 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 110,000. 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.^[1] The population density is 10.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).

Malax is a

bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish

as its official languages. The population consists of 10% Finnish speakers, 85% Swedish speakers, and 5% speakers of other languages.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:

Swedish People's Party
82.7%
Social Democratic Party 7.8%
Christian Democrats 2.9%
Finns Party 2.5%
Centre Party 1.5%
National Coalition Party 0.9%
Left Alliance 0.8%
Green League 0.3%

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Malax at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Malax – Official website (in Swedish and Finnish)

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[total_area-1] "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

[population_count-2] "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[population_by_language-3] "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[demography-4] "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[tax_rate-5] "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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v t e Municipalities of Ostrobothnia
Municipalities	Jakobstad Kaskinen Korsholm Korsnäs Kristinestad Kronoby Laihia Larsmo Malax Nykarleby Närpes Pedersöre Vaasa Vörå
Former municipalities	Bergö Björköby Esse Jeppo Kvevlax Lappfjärd Maxmo Munsala Nedervetil Nykarleby landskommun Oravais Övermark Petalax Pörtom Purmo Replot Sideby Solf Terjärv Tjöck Vähäkyrö Vörå Vörå-Maxmo
Ostrobothnia Finland