Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 110,000. It is the 160th most populous municipality in Finland.

Malax covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km (553.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).

Malax is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 9% Finnish speakers, 85% Swedish speakers, and 6% speakers of other languages.

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%