North Ostrobothnia
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North Ostrobothnia
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| Region of North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta Landskapet Norra Österbotten | |
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Coat of arms of North Ostrobothnia Coat of arms | |
| North Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland North Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°N 026°E / 65°N 26°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Ostrobothnia |
| Capital | Oulu |
| Other towns | Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Kalajoki, Kuusamo, Nivala, Oulainen, Pudasjärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Raahe and Ylivieska |
| Area | |
• Total | 37,149.23 km2 (14,343.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 418,212 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €12.502 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €30,779 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-14 |
| NUTS | 1A2 |
| Regional song | Kymmenen Virran Maa (The Land of Ten Mighty Streams) |
| Regional animal | Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Regional bird | Common crane (Grus grus) |
| Regional fish | Common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) |
| Regional flower | Marsh Labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum) |
| Regional rock | Schist |
| Regional lake | Lake Pyhäjärvi |
North Ostrobothnia[2] (Finnish: Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between Lapland, Kainuu and the Russian border is known as Koillismaa ("North-East Finland").[3]
Historical provinces
Municipalities
The region of North Ostrobothnia consists of 30 municipalities, 11 of which have city status (marked in bold).
Map of municipalities
Cities and municipalities of North Ostrobothnia.
Municipalities
>Over 100 000 inhabitants
Over 10 000 inhabitants
Over 3 000 inhabitants
< 3 000 inhabitants
Cities and municipalities of North Ostrobothnia.
Sub-regions
- File:Kuivaniemi.vaakuna.svg Ii
- File:Pudasjarvi.vaakuna.svg Pudasjärvi
- File:Utajärvi.vaakuna.svg Utajärvi
- File:Vaala.vaakuna.svg Vaala
- File:Pyhäjoki.vaakuna.svg Pyhäjoki
- File:Raahe.vaakuna.svg Raahe
- File:Siikajoki.vaakuna.2007.svg Siikajoki
List of municipalities
| Coat of arms |
Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Finnish speakers |
Swedish speakers |
Other speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Alavieska | Alavieska | 2,431 | 252 | 10 | 98 % | 0.2 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Haapajärvi | Haapajärvi | 6,490 | 766 | 8 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Haapavesi | Haapavesi | 6,388 | 1,050 | 6 | 98 % | 0 % | 4 % |
| Coat of arms of Hailuoto | Hailuoto | 924 | 206 | 4 | 101 % | 0 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Ii | Ii | 9,784 | 1,616 | 6 | 99 % | 0.2 % | 1 % |
| Coat of arms of Kalajoki | Kalajoki | 12,257 | 924 | 13 | 97 % | 0.4 % | 4 % |
| Coat of arms of Kempele | Kempele | 19,583 | 110 | 178 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 1 % |
| Coat of arms of Kuusamo | Kuusamo | 14,783 | 4,979 | 3 | 97 % | 0.3 % | 4 % |
| Coat of arms of Kärsämäki | Kärsämäki | 2,378 | 697 | 3 | 101 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Liminka | Liminka | 10,199 | 637 | 16 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 1 % |
| Coat of arms of Lumijoki | Lumijoki | 2,022 | 214 | 9 | 96 % | 0.2 % | 5 % |
| Coat of arms of Merijärvi | Merijärvi | 1,049 | 230 | 5 | 100 % | 0.3 % | 0 % |
| Coat of arms of Muhos | Muhos | 8,749 | 785 | 11 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Nivala | Nivala | 10,383 | 527 | 20 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Oulainen | Oulainen | 6,934 | 588 | 12 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Oulu | Oulu | 216,174 | 2,972 | 73 | 93 % | 0.2 % | 6 % |
| Coat of arms of Pudasjärvi | Pudasjärvi | 7,327 | 5,639 | 1 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
| Coat of arms of Pyhäjoki | Pyhäjoki | 2,964 | 543 | 5 | 96 % | 0.2 % | 4 % |
| coat of arms of Pyhäjärvi | Pyhäjärvi | 4,712 | 1,310 | 4 | 98 % | 0.2 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Pyhäntä | Pyhäntä | 1,655 | 810 | 2 | 92 % | 0 % | 7 % |
| Coat of arms of Raahe | Raahe | 23,559 | 1,014 | 23 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 4 % |
| Coat of arms of Reisjärvi | Reisjärvi | 2,573 | 474 | 5 | 100 % | 0 % | 1 % |
| Coat of arms of Sievi | Sievi | 4,594 | 786 | 6 | 99 % | 0.2 % | 4 % |
| coat of arms of Siikajoki | Siikajoki | 4,792 | 1,055 | 5 | 99 % | 0 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Siikalatva | Siikalatva | 4,933 | 2,173 | 2 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Taivalkoski | Taivalkoski | 3,672 | 2,438 | 2 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| Coat of arms of Tyrnävä | Tyrnävä | 6,492 | 492 | 13 | 99 % | 0.2 % | 1 % |
| Coat of arms of Utajärvi | Utajärvi | 2,479 | 1,669 | 1 | 97 % | 0 % | 3 % |
| Coat of arms of Vaala | Vaala | 2,574 | 1,302 | 2 | 98 % | 0 % | 3 % |
| Coat of arms of Ylivieska | Ylivieska | 15,394 | 570 | 27 | 97 % | 0.3 % | 2 % |
| Total | 418,248 | 36,830 | 11 | 95 % | 0.2 % | 4 % |
Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in North Ostrobothnia:
- Centre Party 30.15%
- Finns Party 20.38%
- Left Alliance 12.10%
- National Coalition Party 11.53%
- Social Democratic Party 10.40%
- Green League 8.16%
- Christian Democrats 2.22%
- Blue Reform 0.75%
- Movement Now 0.65%
- Seven Star Movement 0.35%
- Swedish People's Party 0.18%
- Other parties 3.13%
References
- ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Tilastokeskus – Luokitukset – Regions". stat.fi.
- ↑ Jyrki Muona & Juha Viramo (1986). The coleoptera of the Koillismaa area (Ks.), North-East Finland. Oulu: University of Oulu. ISBN 951-42-2163-X.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Northern Ostrobothnia at Wikimedia Commons
- North Ostrobothnia (official site).
