Malax (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is bilingual, with the majority () being Swedish and the minority () Finnish speakers. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax: Swedish People's Party 82.7% Social Democratic Party 7.8% Christian Democrats 2.9% Finns Party 2.5% Centre Party 1.5% National Coalition Party 0.9% Left Alliance 0.8% Green League 0.3% References External links Municipality of Malax – Official website Municipalities of Ostrobothnia (region) Populated coastal places in Finland Populated places established in 1607