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About Ostrobothnia
Although not an official region, the region commonly known as Swedish Ostrobothnia is about 200 kilometers from north to south and is located on the west coast of Finland. It harbors more than one third of the minority of Swedish-speaking in Finland, and the municipality of Korsnäs (that's an "a" with two dots on, for those of you whose browsers show a strange symbol) is the world's most Swedish place - it beats all areas of Sweden.Ostrobothnia is flat as a pancake, with a lot of forested land. Even though agriculture is an important enterprise, the industry is steadily growing and some large companies like ABB, Wärtsilä and KWH are situated in the region. The climate is mild even though Swedish Ostrobothnia is located around the 63rd parallel. This is because of the Gulf Stream that brings warm water here. Temperatures vary between about -10 degrees Celsius in the winter to +25 degrees in the summer. Since I personally don't claim to know every municipality of the region well enough to present them, I guess it's best that they speak for themselves. Swedish Ostrobothnia comprises the following municipalities (from north to south): Kokkola (Karleby) | Larsmo | Kronoby | Jakobstad | Pedersöre | Nykarleby | Oravais | Vörå | Maxmo | Korsholm | Vaasa (Vasa) | Malax | Korsnäs | Närpes | Kaskinen (Kaskö) | Kristinestad According to the principle of using the language of the majority when stating the name of a place in English, most of the above names are in Swedish. Kokkola, Vaasa and Kaskinen have Finnish-speaking majorities and in these cases I have included the Swedish name in parenthesis. Municipalities in italic do not have web pages in English. |
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