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 with a Swadish speakin majority, the ither being Åland. The Swadish-speakers make up 51.2%.[1] Despite this, the region is linguistically heterogeneous, encompassin baith exclusively Finnish an Swadish-speaking 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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[edit] Municipalities
- Main airticle: Municipalities o Ostrobothnie
There are 16 municipalities in Ostrobothnie region. Ceeties an touns are marked in bauld.
| Name in the majority leid | Name in the minority leid | Population[2] | Swadish speakersTemplate:Infobox Finnish municipality/native language Finnish | Finnish speakers[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isokyrö | Storkyro | 4,936 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Jakobstad | Pietarsaari | 19,652 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Kaskinen | Kaskö | 1,411 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Korsholm | Mustasaari | 18,901 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Korsnäs | 2,244 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | |
| Kristinestad | Kristiinankaupunki | 7,086 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Kronoby | Kruunupyy | 6,676 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Laihia | 7,948 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | |
| Larsmo | Luoto | 4,927 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Malax | Maalahti | 5,618 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Närpes | Närpiö | 9,412 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Nykarleby | Uusikaarlepyy | 7,513 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Pedersöre | Pedersören kunta | 10,934 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Vaasa | Vasa | 60,435 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Vähäkyrö | Lillkyro | 4,782 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
| Vörå | Vöyri | 6,720 | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% | Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".% |
[edit] Heraldry
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.
[edit] See an aa
- Swadish dialects in Ostrobothnie
- Katrina (novel) (aboot an Ostrobothnian wumman)
[edit] References
- ↑ Väestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan alueittain 31.12.2008. Tilastokeskus: demography.
- ↑ Population by municipality as of 31 Januar 2012 (Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
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[edit] Freemit airtins
Media relatit tae Ostrobothnia at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 63°N 22°E / 63°N 22°E
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