Ostrobothnie (region)

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Ostrobothnia on a cairt o Finland

Ostrobothnie (Swadish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) is a region o Finland. It is locatit in Wastren Finland. It borders the regions Central Ostrobothnie, Soothren Ostrobothnie, an Satakunta an is ane o the fower regions makin up the historical province o Ostrobothnie.

Ostrobothnia is ane o the twa Finnish regions wi a Swadish speakin majority, the ither bein Åland. The Swadish-speakers mak up 51.2%.[1] Despite this, the region is linguistically heterogeneous, encompassin baith exclusively Finnish an Swadish-speakin municipalities in addition tae bilingual anes.

The regional tree is the Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa), the regional mammal is the Common Elk (Alces alces alces), the regional stane is the Vaasa granite an the regional sang is "The mairch o Vaasa" (Swadish: Vasamarschen, Finnish: Vaasan marssi).

Municipalities eedit

Thare are 16 municipalities in Ostrobothnie region. Ceeties an touns are merked in bauld.

Name in the majority leid Name in the minority leid Population[2] Swadish speakers[3] Finnish speakers[3]
Isokyrö Storkyro 4,395 0.6% 98.9%
Jakobstad Pietarsaari 19,271 56.4% 40.2%
Kaskinen Kaskö 1,246 28.1% 68.1%
Korsholm Mustasaari 19,666 70.2% 28.7%
Korsnäs   2,023 91.2% 3.2%
Kristinestad Kristiinankaupunki 6,252 56.6% 42.2%
Kronoby Kruunupyy 6,406 83.3% 15.6%
Laihia   7,804 1% 98.3%
Larsmo Luoto 5,744 92.5% 6.5%
Malax Maalahti 5,458 88.2% 9.1%
Närpes Närpiö 9,547 88.4% 5.8%
Nykarleby Uusikaarlepyy 7,431 89.3% 8.1%
Pedersöre Pedersören kunta 11,197 90.1% 9%
Vaasa Vasa 68,049 24.8% 69.8%
Vähäkyrö Lillkyro [2] 1.7% 97.7%
Vörå Vöyri [2] 84.6% 13.6%

Heraldry eedit

The bundle is a seembol o the Ryal Hoose o Vasa; a Vasa king established the ceety o Vaasa, the caipital o the region. The running weasels are a seembol o Pohjanmaa.

See an aa eedit

References eedit

  1. Väestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan alueittain[deid airtin] 31.12.2008. Tilastokeskus: demography.
  2. a b c "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
  3. a b "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 Mairch 2009.

Freemit airtins eedit

  Media relatit tae Ostrobothnia at Wikimedia Commons

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