Ostrobothnia
region of Finland
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Summary
Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland[1]. Ostrobothnia draws 940 Wikipedia views per month (region of finland category, ranking #4 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Finland[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Capital: Vaasa[5]
- Shares border with: South Ostrobothnia[6], Central Ostrobothnia[7], Satakunta[8]
- Anthem: Vasa marsch[9]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Ostrobothnia[10]
- Commons category: Ostrobothnia[11]
- Inception: January 1, 1994[12]
- Official website: https://www.obotnia.fi/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ostrobothnia (administrative region)[14]
- Population: 175,821[15]
- Official name: Pohjanmaa[16], Österbotten[17]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Ostrobothnia[18]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ostrobothnia[19]
- Native label: Pohjanmaa[20], Österbotten[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ostrobothnia (administrative region)[22]
- Different from: South Ostrobothnia[23], Central Ostrobothnia[24], North Ostrobothnia[25], Ostrobothnia[26]
- Area: 7935.79 km²[27]
- Official symbol: Alces alces[28], Common Swift[29], Coregonus lavaretus[30], Filipendula ulmaria[31], Larsmosjön[32]
- Language used: Swedish[33], Finnish[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[35]
Why It Matters
Ostrobothnia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Ostrobothnia is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]