Ostrobothnie (region)
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 make 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).
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Municipalities [edit]
- Main airticle: Municipalities o Ostrobothnie
There 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 | 4,891 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Jakobstad | Pietarsaari | 19,652 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Kaskinen | Kaskö | 1,374 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Korsholm | Mustasaari | 18,901 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Korsnäs | 2,223 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | |
| Kristinestad | Kristiinankaupunki | 7,077 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Kronoby | Kruunupyy | 6,668 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Laihia | 7,976 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | |
| Larsmo | Luoto | 4,927 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Malax | Maalahti | 5,618 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Närpes | Närpiö | 9,399 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Nykarleby | Uusikaarlepyy | 7,513 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Pedersöre | Pedersören kunta | 10,934 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Vaasa | Vasa | 60,622 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Vähäkyrö | Lillkyro | 4,782 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
| Vörå | Vöyri | 6,720 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% |
Heraldry [edit]
The bundle is a seembol o the Ryal Hoose o Vasa; a Vasa keeng established the ceety o Vaasa, the caipital o the region. The running weasels are a seembol o Pohjanmaa.
See an aa [edit]
- Swadish dialects in Ostrobothnie
- Katrina (novel) (aboot an Ostrobothnian wumman)
References [edit]
- ↑ Väestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan alueittain 31.12.2008. Tilastokeskus: demography.
- ↑ VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.09.2012 (Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved on 17 October 2012. .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 Dizember 2008. Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
Media relatit tae Ostrobothnia at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 63°N 22°E / 63°N 22°E
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