Vörå War School - Vörå

This memorial was erected by Vörå War School as an expression of gratitude for the valuable support and assistance the school received from the municipality of Vörå and its residents in 1918. The memorial was unveiled in 1934.

Address: Municipal Office, Vöråvägen 18

The Heroes' Grave at Vörå Cemetery is a memorial dedicated to the soldiers who fell during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, especially the White soldiers who participated in the Battle of Oravais and other battles in Ostrobothnia. Vörå was an important center for the White side during the war, and many young men from the area took part in the fighting.

Address: Vörå Church, Lotlaxvägen 36

Lågpeltkangas, one of the most well-known ancient monument sites in Southern Ostrobothnia. It was researched by Jacob Tegengren from 1920 to 1941. The burial ground was in use from around 300 to 700 AD and contains, among other things, weapons, tools, and jewelry. A particularly notable find is a bronze pommel from a sword, likely belonging to the head of the family.

A battalion from the Västmanland Regiment fought against Russian troops in Vörå on September 13, 1808, during the Finnish War. After the fierce battle, they rested at Murkais Gästgiveri at this location, which has since been named "Lägret".

Gulldynt is one of Finland's most significant archaeological sites. It is an ancient monument site consisting of a burial ground and a settlement from the Migration Period and the Merovingian Period (c. 400–800 AD). The first discoveries were recorded in 1849.

At this site, early in the morning on September 13, 1808, a battle was fought between the Västmanland Regiment, led by Ensign Carl Johan Ljunggren, and Russian troops. This unit of 600 Swedish soldiers had the task of delaying the advancing Russian forces.

The Swedes had two six-pounder cannons on each side of the road, protected by earthworks. The infantry regiment was positioned in the forest at the edge of a marsh. In the fighting, one Swedish artilleryman, Per Andersson Id, was killed and ten were wounded. The Russian losses are unknown.

The following day, September 14, the Battle of Oravais was fought, which became a turning point in the Finnish War of 1808–1809.

This memorial was raised by the Bergby Village Association in 2008.

Address: Tattubacken, Lillkyrovägen 258, Vörå

The Lotta Svärd stone is a memorial honoring the legendary female figure Lotta Svärd, known from Johan Ludvig Runeberg's poetic work The Tales of Ensign Stål. The stone is located near the battlefield where the Battle of Oravais took place on September 14, 1808, during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia. The stone marks the spot where, according to tradition, Lotta Svärd had her humble tent during the battle.

Address: Near the battlefield, Slagfältsvägen 130

During the reconstruction of the national road in 1953, bone remains, a belt buckle, uniform buttons, and an amulet were found south of the battlefield. Upon closer examination, it was determined that a Russian major had been buried there. The bones were moved to the cemetery, and the site was marked with this memorial stone.

The monument commemorating the "Bloody Day of Oravais" was completed in 1897 as a memorial to the 14th of September 1808, the largest battle of the Finnish War. It was of decisive importance, and it marked the last time Swedes and Finns fought together under the same banner.

Address: Battlefield, Slagfältsvägen 130

Sweden lost the battle, which cost over 1,600 soldiers their lives or left them wounded. Where were all those killed in the Battle of Oravais buried?

The gravestone here marks the place where, so far, the only mass grave has been found.

Address: The Battlefield, Slagfältsvägen 130

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a symbolic resting place honoring all soldiers who fell in Oravais during the Finnish War, especially those who were never able to be identified. 

Jacob Tegengren was a well-known Finland-Swedish poet, hymn writer, archaeologist, and banker who lived in Oravais between 1946 and 1955. He is buried in Vörå together with his wife.

According to legend, it was a Swedish soldier named Törndahl who brought the first "päronen" (potatoes) here in 1749. He had the tubers hidden in his rifle barrel, and from these, the potatoes in Oravais are descended.

The war memorial consists of 19 hero graves and a higher granite wall, in the center of which there is a raised, darker section featuring a Cross of Liberty and below it the inscription: “For freedom and fatherland 1939–1944.” The graves are enclosed by a low red granite wall, with the entrance marked by two stone urns placed on pillars. The Maxmo Memorial Fund, the Municipality of Maksamaa, and the Maksamaa–Oravainen Veterans’ Association have funded the memorial.

On the polished front, beneath a decorative drapery, a Cross of Liberty with swords is engraved, and below the heading “Fallen for the Fatherland” are the names of the deceased along with their birth and death dates and military ranks: Jäger Vilhelm Dalaholm, Grenadier Oskar Skrifvars, and Grenadier Viktor Strand.

Funds for the memorial were collected locally as well as from people who had emigrated to America. The municipality also contributed to the costs.

Address: Maxmovägen 277, Maxmo

Beata Westerö received her memorial on October 30, 1988, at the site where her farm once stood. Hostess Beata was the housemother for the activists and weapon smugglers in the fall of 1917.

The German Naval Ministry deployed S/S Equity, which had been captured from the British, to transport weapons to Finland. The ship departed from Danzig on October 27 carrying 150 tons of weapons. The vessel first unloaded cargo on October 31 in Maxmo at Stor Sandviken in Vesterö. A memorial is located at that site. The next stop was on November 1 at Tolvmangrundet in Larsmo, where the remaining cargo was unloaded. The weapons were used to arm the Civil Guards in Ostrobothnia.