The people of Munakka celebrated their title of South Ostrobothnia Village of the Year 2026 with a communal fish soup and cake coffee on June 5. It was already clear in the yard that the celebration was like their village: about half of the partygoers were primary and secondary school age and the other half were of an age group for whom spending the occasion sitting at the table was more natural. There was no “push-and-pull” at the celebration, people chatted and enjoyed the food. The soup was reserved for the first 150 people, it was cooked in a kökä – tasty. A glance towards the kitchen revealed that young men were busy here at the ladle.
“Why did you get it?”
"We do things a little differently than elsewhere. Cooking in Munakka is about doing everyday things together. Participating in everyday life together gives you the experience of belonging to a community," says the chairman of the village association. Merja Riikonen shed light on the reasons why Munakka received the title this year.”
A living village is being renewed
Munakka's youth club Toivola has been maintained by new generations since 1923. Munakka's history has been extensively recorded and you can learn more about it by visiting the village's history trail: History Trail :: Munakka
Welcome to Munakaan signs will be installed along the village road to welcome passersby.