Laihia

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Laihia

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Laihian kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Laihela kommun}}

| other_name = Laihela

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Lakeus.jpg

| image_shield = Laihia.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Laihia_sijainti_Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Laihia in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|62|58.5|N|022|00.5|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Ostrobothnia

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Vaasa

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Jari Rantala

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1576

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|population_total = 8,020

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|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Url|https://laihia.fi/}}

}}

Laihia ({{langx|sv|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 {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Laihia}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Laihia}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Laihia|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Laihia consists of 37 villages.

Laihia is within the economical region of the neighbouring city Vaasa. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Only {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Laihia}} }} people speak Swedish as a native language. Most inhabitants speak Finnish or a dialect typical of this region.{{cite web |title= Laihia Municipality in Finland / Further information about the population structure |date= 2018 |access-date= 19 January 2020 |url= https://www.citypopulation.de/php/finland-admin.php?adm2id=399 |website= citypopulation.de }} The municipal manager is Juha Rikala. There are a total of 469 farms in the municipality.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}.

Laihia is located along the international tourist route Blue Highway, which goes from Norway to Russia via Sweden and Finland.