Rural matters
Vörå is the host municipality for rural administration, which is shared with Korsholm, Laihela, and Vaasa. Farmers within the cooperation area can handle their affairs at any of the area’s service points, regardless of their place of residence.
A joint rural committee with two representatives from each participating municipality is responsible for decision-making. The chairmanship rotates among the cooperating municipalities.
For more information about agricultural support forms, please visit the Food Authority's website.
Opening hours during summer 2025
For urgent matters, please email landsbygdskansliet@vora.fi
VÖRÅ:
Head of Rural Affairs Roger Bertils, on vacation 6/23–7/13/2025, 7/21–8/3/2025
Phone: 045-876 6848, email: roger.bertils@vora.fi
Rural Secretary Minna Kaataja, on vacation 7/3–8/10/2025
Phone: 050-599 0456, email: minna.kaataja@vora.fi
KORSHOLM:
Rural Secretary Patrik Nedergård, on vacation 6/30–8/3/2025
Phone: 050-518 1215, email: patrik.nedergard@vora.fi
Rural Secretary Kenneth Lervik, on vacation 7/4–7/31/2025
Phone: 050-304 5444, email: kenneth.lervik@vora.fi
Rural Secretary Lisbeth Hintsala-Sabel, on vacation 7/14–8/17/2025
Phone: 050-363 0847, email: lisbeth.hintsala-sabel@vora.fi
LAIHELA:
Rural Secretary Esa Ala-Sihto, on vacation 7/7–7/28/2025
Phone: 050-320 3131, email: esa.ala-sihto@vora.fi
Rural Secretary Anne Hiltunen, on vacation 7/21–8/17/2025
Phone: 040-172 2421 (Thu–Fri), email: anne.hiltunen@vora.fi
LILLKYRO:
Rural Secretary Anne Hiltunen, on vacation 7/21–8/17/2025
Phone: 040-172 2421 (Mon–Wed), email: anne.hiltunen@vora.fi
If you plan to visit the rural administration offices during July, please contact us in advance.
Vörå municipal office is closed 7/7–7/27/2025.
Korsholm municipal building is closed 6/30–8/3/2025; the municipal switchboard is open from 10:00 to 14:00.
Laihela municipal office is closed 6/23–8/3/2025.
The Animal Keeper and Holding Place Register is used to manage notifications related to animal keeping and holding places.
If you intend to keep one or more cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, camels, horses, fur animals, production rabbits, poultry, or bees and bumblebees, you must register the holding place for the specific animal species before beginning the animal keeping. The same reporting obligation applies to the establishment of a carcass place.
Read more on the Finnish Food Authority's pages
You can apply for compensation for damages caused by large predators (bear, wolverine, wolf, lynx) to crops, animals, property, and reindeer. Report damage caused by a large predator immediately to the rural economy authority in the area where the damage occurred, so that the rural authority can verify and assess the damage as soon as possible.
Read more on the Finnish Food Authority's pages
The substitute service is managed by the municipality of Pedersöre, with customer appointments by agreement at the municipal office in Vörå.
Read more about substitute service for farmers
Read more about substitute service for fur animal breeders
In the cooperation area of the West Coast Environmental Unit, there are 5 veterinary clinics. All veterinarians have phone hours every day from 8 to 9 AM. You can call any veterinarian you choose within the cooperation area. In urgent cases after 4 PM, you should call the on-duty veterinarian.