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Replot Bridge
Finland's longest bridge, a 1,045 m cable-stayed span leaping into the UNESCO-listed Kvarken Archipelago near Vaasa. The gateway drive to a rising, glacier-sculpted island world.
37 km · about 45 min drive
EuropeFinlandOstrobothnia
Laihia
Ostrobothnia, Finland · Europe
About Laihia
Laihia sits on the route: 20 minutes from Vähäkyrö, 58km from Kvarken Archipelago.
Laihia is in Ostrobothnia, Finland, with about 8,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vähäkyrö, about 10 km away.
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) isRead more
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. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Only 93 people speak Swedish as a native language. Most inhabitants speak Finnish or a dialect typical of this region. The municipal manager is Juha Rikala. There are a total of 469 farms in the municipality..
Laihia is located along the international tourist route Blue Highway, which goes from Norway to Russia via Sweden and Finland.
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Within an hour or so of Laihia: Replot Bridge (37 km), PowerPark (51 km), Kvarken Archipelago (58 km).
Where is Laihia?
Laihia is in Ostrobothnia, Finland, about 10 km from Vähäkyrö.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,020
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Ostrobothnia
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 62.9761, 22.0114
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Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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Worth the detour from Laihia
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
PowerPark
Finland's largest amusement park in Härmä with unique motor-sport themed rides alongside traditional attractions.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Kvarken Archipelago
Finland's only natural World Heritage Site, where the land still rises nearly 1 cm a year after the Ice Age, spawning new islands. Drive the Replot island roads to boulder fields, stone labyrinths and wooden watchtowers.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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- 37 kmReplot BridgeFinland's longest bridge, a 1,045 m cable-stayed span leaping into the UNESCO-listed Kvarken Archipelago near Vaasa. The gateway drive to a rising, glacier-sculpted island world.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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