Rural matters
Vörå is the host municipality for rural administration, which is shared with Korsholm, Laihela, and Vasa. Farmers within this cooperation area can handle their affairs at any operational points in the area regardless of their place of residence.
A joint rural committee with two members from each participating municipality handles decision-making. The chairmanship rotates between the participating municipalities.
More information on forms of support for agriculture can be found on the Food Agency's pages
The rural offices are closed from December 21, 2024, to January 6, 2025.
Questions can be sent to the common email address of the rural offices: landsbygdskansliet@vora.fi
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.