Ostrobothnia (region)





Region in Ostrobothnia, Finland

































































Ostrobothnia



landskapet Österbotten
Pohjanmaan maakunta

Region




Flag of Ostrobothnia
Flag
Coat of arms of Ostrobothnia
Coat of arms

Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland

Country Finland
Historical province Ostrobothnia
Capital Vaasa
Area

 • Total 7,932.36 km2 (3,062.70 sq mi)
Population
(2013)

 • Total 180,384
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code FI-12
NUTS 195
Regional bird
Common swift (Apus apus)
Regional fish
Common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flower
European meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Website osterbotten.fi

Ostrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) is a region of Finland. It is located in Western Finland. It borders the regions of Central Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta and is one of the four modern regions making up the historical province of Ostrobothnia.


Ostrobothnia is one of the two Finnish regions with a Swedish-speaking majority (the other being the constitutionally monolingual province of Åland); Swedish-speakers make up 51.2%.[1] The region contains both bilingual municipalities and ones that are exclusively Finnish-speaking.


Geographically, Ostrobothnia has little topographical relief, because it is mostly former seafloor brought to surface by post-glacial rebound and the accumulation of alluvial sediment. Ostrobothnia has both vast expanses of cultivated fields (lakeus) as in Southern Ostrobothnia, and the archipelago of Kvarken (Finnish: Merenkurkku). Glacial transport has deposited large quantities of glacial erratics (rocks) in the area.[2] Like elsewhere in Pohjanmaa, rivers are a prominent part of the landscape. The major rivers that discharge into the Gulf of Bothnia in Ostrobothnia are Kyrönjoki, Lapuanjoki and Ähtävänjoki.


The regional tree is the black alder (Alnus glutinosa), the regional mammal is the common elk (Alces alces alces), the regional stone is Vaasa granite and the regional song is "The march of Vaasa" (Swedish: Vasamarschen, Finnish: Vaasan marssi).


In local circles or communities, Ostrobothnia is often referred to as "Pampas". The word derives from the similarities in the flat landscape with the Pampas area in South America.




Contents






  • 1 Municipalities


  • 2 Gallery


  • 3 Heraldry


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Municipalities


Main article: Municipalities of Ostrobothnia

The region of Ostrobothnia is made up of 15 municipalities, of which six have city status (marked in bold), and the links are only in the majority language names.



































































































































Name in
Finnish
 Name in
Swedish
 Population[3]
 Swedish
Speakers[4]
 Finnish
Speakers[4]
 Sub-Region
Isokyrö Storkyro 4,615
6,999,600,000,000,000,000♠0.6%
7,001,989,000,000,000,000♠98.9%		 Kyrönmaa
Pietarsaari Jakobstad 19,303
7,001,564,000,000,000,000♠56.4%
7,001,402,000,000,000,000♠40.2%		 Jakobstad
Kaskinen Kaskö 1,275
7,001,281,000,000,000,000♠28.1%
7,001,681,009,999,900,000♠68.1%		 Sydösterbotten
Mustasaari Korsholm 19,448
7,001,702,000,000,000,000♠70.2%
7,001,287,000,000,000,000♠28.7%		 Vaasa
Korsnäs Korsnäs 2,120
7,001,912,000,000,000,000♠91.2%
7,000,320,000,000,000,000♠3.2%		 Vaasa
Kristiinankaupunki Kristinestad 6,605
7,001,566,000,000,000,000♠56.6%
7,001,422,000,000,000,000♠42.2%		 Sydösterbotten
Kruunupyy Kronoby 6,542
7,001,833,000,000,000,000♠83.3%
7,001,156,000,000,000,000♠15.6%		 Jakobstad
Laihia Laihela 8,077
7,000,100,000,000,000,000♠1%
7,001,983,000,000,000,000♠98.3%		 Kyrönmaa
Luoto Larsmo 5,308
7,001,925,000,000,000,000♠92.5%
7,000,650,000,000,000,000♠6.5%		 Jakobstad
Maalahti Malax 5,478
7,001,882,000,000,000,000♠88.2%
7,000,910,000,000,000,000♠9.1%		 Vaasa
Närpiö Närpes 9,503
7,001,884,000,000,000,000♠88.4%
7,000,580,000,000,000,000♠5.8%		 Sydösterbotten
Uusikaarlepyy Nykarleby 7,476
7,001,893,000,000,000,000♠89.3%
7,000,810,000,000,000,000♠8.1%		 Jakobstad
Pedersöre Pedersöre 11,027
7,001,901,000,000,000,000♠90.1%
7,000,900,000,000,000,000♠9%		 Jakobstad
Vaasa Vasa 67,465
7,001,248,000,000,000,000♠24.8%
7,001,698,000,000,000,000♠69.8%		 Vaasa
Vöyri Vörå 6,643
7,001,846,009,999,900,000♠84.6%
7,001,136,000,000,000,000♠13.6%		 Vaasa

Former municipalities:



  • The current Vörå is the result of consolidation of Maxmo and Oravais.


  • Nykarleby has been merged with Jeppo, Munsala and Nykarleby landskommun.


  • Korsholm has been consolidated from the five municipalities of Korsholm, Solf [sv], Replot, Björköby and Kvevlax.


  • Vaasa has been merged with parts of Solf and Korsholm.


  • Pedersöre has been merged with Esse and Purmo.


  • Malax has been consolidated from the municipalities of Malax, Petalax, Bergö and the northern part of Pörtom.


  • Närpes has been merged with Övermark and Pörtom.


  • Kristinestad has been consolidated from Kristinestad, Tjöck, Lappfjärd and Sideby.


  • Kronoby is consolidated from Kronoby, Nedervetil and Terjärv.



Gallery






  • Vaasa Market Place with the "Statue of Liberty" on the right







  • A street view from Kristinestad, one of the best preserved wooden towns in the Nordic Countries







  • A view towards Kvarken from Norrskär Lighthouse, Korsholm







  • A view of Jakobstad town from the water tower







  • Kristinestad Old Church from 1700







  • An Ostrobothnian expanse in Laihia







  • Larsmo Church







  • Church stables at Närpes Church







  • An old tobacco factory in Jakobstad







  • University of Vaasa Main Building







  • Kronoby Church







  • Jakobstad Town Hall







  • Vörå Church from 1626, oldest preserved wooden church in Finland







  • A street in Finland's smallest town Kaskinen with typical Jugendstil buildings in the foreground







  • A view from Nykarleby town







  • A view of City of Vaasa







  • Isokyrö Old Church from early 16th century







  • Replot Bridge, the longest bridge in Finland







  • There are daily ferry connections to Umeå, Sweden from Vaasa







  • An old bridge in Korsnäs






Heraldry


The sprouting wheatsheaf is a symbol of the Royal House of Vasa; a Vasa king established the city of Vaasa, the capital of the region. The running stoats are a symbol of Ostrobothnia.



See also



  • Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia


  • Katrina (novel) (about an Ostrobothnian woman)



References





  1. ^ Väestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan alueittain[permanent dead link] 31.12.2008. Tilastokeskus: demography.


  2. ^ "Aika, kallioperä ja jääkaudet » Merenkurkun saaristo". www.merenkurkku.fi. Retrieved 15 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.


  4. ^ ab "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.




External links


Media related to Ostrobothnia at Wikimedia Commons


  • Regional Council of Ostrobothnia


Coordinates: 63°N 22°E / 63°N 22°E / 63; 22







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