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Municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Vörå (Finnish: Vöyri) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia. It includes the former municipalities Maxmo (Maksamaa) and Oravais (Oravainen).
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The Battle of Oravais was the bloodiest of the 1808–1809 war. Furirbostället has a museum on the time, with café. Guided tours of the battlefield and re-enactment shows are arranged for groups and at special occasions.
Black and white wooden church from 1626, a bit reminiscent of the two almost twin church towers in Tallinn.
Local history museum. Summer café. The three farmhouses were built in the 18th century by three brothers in a style like that of Västerbotten, where the family had fled the war. The farms were closed down in the 1970s.
Archipelago off Maxmo, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Kvarken Archipelago. It has a nature station on Kummelskär, run by volunteers of local associations on behalf of Solrutten and Metsähallitus. The station has an information hut, lodging in the former coast guard station (closed for renovation in 2022), a nature trail (stony, 1.5 km), sauna (self-service, booked on-site) etc. Café in season. The island is not accessible by wheelchair, but the archipelago can be toured by suitable boats. The café is payable by debit/credit cards only, mooring and sauna also by Mobile Pay.
More than just a café (if you know dialectal Swedish), this place also has pizza and kebab on the menu.
By the shore of Fjärdsändan, this café is at the only point on E8 where the sea can be seen. The area to the west of the café is an important rest spot for migrating birds. A "stone park" shows different types of rock. Cottages, playground and beach.
Bed and breakfast.
By bus
There are buses from Vaasa to Vörå town and Maxmo. In addition buses on Highway 8 (some coming from as far as Oulu and Turku) stop in Oravais and along the highway, which passes 3 km from Maxmo town.
By boat
6-m fairway leads from Vaasa to the Bothnian Bay between Mickelsörarna and the inner archipelago.
By bike
EuroVelo EV10 around the Baltic Sea (signposted until Vaasa, under development farther north) leads from Vaasa north of Karperöfjärden, along a cycleway and a minor road by E8 from Kvevlax to…
There is no problem getting around by car, unless you are going to Mickelsörarna or some smaller islands.
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