Laihia (Swedish: Laihela) is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm.

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

In Finland, Laihians are renowned for their stinginess (Finnish: nuukuus, saituus, itaruus, piheys or kitsaus) and there are hundreds of jokes told about them.

To the contrary, they are proud of their frugality and even have a Museum of Stinginess (Nuukuuren museo).

[7] In any case, Laihia has high-level public services for education, health, sports, seniors etc.