Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia is a stretch of coastal Western Finland. The historic province of the same name has been split in parts; this is the one where Swedish-speakers are found.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Vaasa and Jakobstad.
Vaasa
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Vaasa is the capital of the administrative region Ostrobothnia, Western Finland. The surrounding municipality of Korsholm is also handled in this article.
Jakobstad
Jakobstad is a nice small port town in Ostrobothnia. The adjacent municipality of Pedersöre is also handled in this article.
Kristinestad
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Kristinestad is a town on the Ostrobothnian coast in Western Finland. Like many other towns in coastal Ostrobothnia, Kristinestad is bilingual with a Swedish speaking majority.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Närpes and Kaskinen.
Närpes
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Närpes is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Närpes is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Närpes is approximately 10,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000.
Kaskinen
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Kaskinen is a town and island in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kaskinen is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kaskinen approximately 1,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000.
Nykarleby
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Nykarleby is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. The town is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population is approximately 7,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 52,000.
Vörå
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Vörå is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia. It includes the former municipalities Maxmo and Oravais.
Laihia
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Laihia is a town in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Like the inhabitants of Scotland and Gabrovo the locals have a reputation of stinginess which is the theme of the Laihia jokes. The town even has a Museum of Stinginess!
Larsmo
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Larsmo is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Larsmo is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Larsmo is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 51,000.
Malax
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Malax is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia. The adjacent municipality of Korsnäs is also handled in this article.
Kronoby
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Kronoby is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia. Nedervetil and Terjärv are part of the municipality since 1969.
Kvarken Archipelago
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The Kvarken Archipelago is an archipelago in the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia, between Finland and Sweden. Along with the neighboring High Coast of Sweden, it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ostrobothnia
- Type: region of Finland with 180,000 residents
- Description: region of Finland
- Also known as: “Österbotten”, “Ostrobothnia (region)”, “Ostrobothnia region”, “Ostrobothnia Region”, and “Pohjanmaa”
- Neighbors: Central Ostrobothnia, Satakunta, and Southern Ostrobothnia
- Location: West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Ostrobothnia” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Österbotten”
- Albanian: “Ostrobothnia”
- Arabic: “بوهيانما”
- Armenian: “Օստրոբոտնիա”
- Asturian: “Ostrobotnia”
- Azerbaijani: “Österbotten”
- Azerbaijani: “Ostrobotniya (vilayət)”
- Azerbaijani: “Ostrobotniya”
- Balinese: “Ostrobothnia (wawengkon)”
- Balinese: “Ostrobothnia”
- Basque: “Ostrobotnia eskualdea”
- Belarusian: “Астработнія”
- Belarusian: “Пох’янмаа”
- Bosnian: “Ostrobotnija”
- Catalan: “Regió d’Ostrobòtnia”
- Cebuano: “Pohjanmaa”
- Chinese: “Ostrobothnia Tōa-khu”
- Chinese: “博滕”
- Chinese: “博滕區”
- Chinese: “波赫扬马区”
- Czech: “Österbotten”
- Czech: “Ostrobotnia”
- Czech: “Ostrobotnija”
- Czech: “Pohjanmaa”
- Danish: “Österbotten”
- Danish: “Pohjanmaa”
- Dutch: “Österbotten”
- Dutch: “Pohjanmaa”
- Esperanto: “Österbotten”
- Esperanto: “Ostrobotnio”
- Esperanto: “Pohjanmaa”
- Estonian: “Österbotten”
- Estonian: “Pohjanmaa maakond”
- Estonian: “Pohjanmaa”
- Finnish: “Pohjanmaa”
- Finnish: “Pohjanmaan maakunta”
- Finnish: “Pohjanmaan Maakunta”
- Finnish: “Vaasan rannikkoseutu”
- French: “Österbotten”
- French: “Ostrobotnie”
- French: “Pohjanmaa”
- Galician: “Ostrobotnia”
- Georgian: “ოსტრობოტნია”
- German: “Österbotten”
- German: “Pohjanmaa”
- Hebrew: “אוסטרובוטניה”
- Hungarian: “Österbotten”
- Hungarian: “Pohjanmaa”
- Icelandic: “Austurbotn”
- Icelandic: “Österbotten”
- Inari Sami: “Pohjanmaa eennâmkodde”
- Inari Sami: “Pohjanmaa eennâmkodde”
- Inari Sami: “Tavepoođâeennâm eennâmkodde”
- Indonesian: “Ostrobothnia”
- Irish: “An Ostrabóitne”
- Italian: “Österbotten”
- Italian: “Ostrobotnia”
- Italian: “Pohjanmaa”
- Japanese: “オストロボスニア”
- Japanese: “ポフヤンマー県”
- Komi-Permyak: “Похьянма”
- Korean: “포흐얀마 지역”
- Latvian: “Österbotten”
- Latvian: “Pohjanmā”
- Lithuanian: “Österbotten”
- Lithuanian: “Pohjanma”
- Lombard: “Österbotten”
- Lombard: “Ostrobotnia”
- Manx: “Österbotten”
- Manx: “Pohjanmaa”
- Mazanderani: “اوستروبوتنیا ناحیه”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ostrobothnia Tōa-khu”
- Nepali: “ओस्ट्रोबोथनिया”
- Northern Frisian: “Österbotten”
- Northern Sami: “Bađaeatnama eanangoddi”
- Northern Sami: “Pohjanmaa eanangoddi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Österbotten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Österbotten”
- Norwegian: “Österbotten”
- Ossetian: “Остроботни (регион)”
- Ossetian: “Остроботни”
- Persian: “اوستروبوتنیا”
- Polish: “Ostrobotnia”
- Polish: “Pohjanmaa”
- Portuguese: “Österbotten”
- Portuguese: “Ostrobótnia”
- Portuguese: “Pohjanmaa”
- Romanian: “Ostrobotnia”
- Russian: “Остроботния”
- Scots: “Ostrobothnie”
- Serbian: “Ostrobotnija (okrug)”
- Serbian: “Ostrobotnija”
- Serbian: “Остроботнија (округ)”
- Serbian: “Остроботнија”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Ostrobotnija”
- Skolt Sami: “Vuâđđmäädd mäddkåʹdd”
- Skolt Sami: “Vuâđđmädd”
- Slovak: “Ostrobotnija”
- Slovak: “Pohjanmaa”
- Slovenian: “Österbotten”
- Slovenian: “Ostrobotnija”
- Slovenian: “Pohjanmaa”
- Spanish: “Österbotten”
- Spanish: “Ostrobotnia”
- Spanish: “Pohjanmaa”
- Spanish: “Región de Ostrobotnia”
- Swedish: “Landskapet Österbotten”
- Swedish: “Österbotten”
- Swedish: “Pohjanmaa”
- Swedish: “Vasa kustregion”
- Turkish: “Österbotten”
- Turkish: “Ostrobothnia”
- Turkish: “Ostrobotniya”
- Ukrainian: “Остроботнія”
- Ukrainian: “Пог’янмаа”
- Urdu: “اوستروبوثنیہ”
- Vietnamese: “Österbotten”
- Vietnamese: “Ostrobothnia”
- Vietnamese: “Pohjanmaa”
- Vietnamese: “Vùng Ostrobothnia”
- Western Panjabi: “اوسٹروبوتھنیا”
- Wu Chinese: “博滕区”
- Yue Chinese: “博滕”
- “Österbotten”
- “Pohjanmaa”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ostrobothnia”. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.