The Village of Vilna is located in Smoky Lake County, in east-central Alberta. It is located approximately one and half hour’s drive from Edmonton’s city limits [157 km] to the southwest; and 45 minutes from the Town of Vegreville to the south; the Town of St. Paul to the east and the Town of Lac La Biche to the northeast.

The Village of Vilna is a thriving community located in the Lakeland tourism district. The local economy is vibrant and varied including peat processing, tourism, forestry, and steel fabrication. In addition, Highway 28 is on its doorstep, used by numerous trucking firms, bus and courier services to ensure that Vilna is well connected to local, regional and national markets.

The agricultural industry benefits from a variety of agricultural resources including low cost grazing lands to the north, good quality, flat crop lands to the west; a climate suitable for most crops and ready access to processing facilities, and a large domestic market about one and a half hours away in Edmonton. Primary natural resources in the area are large deposits of natural gas, extensive areas of peat, and some forested areas suitable for logging.