South Ostrobothnia
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP South Ostrobothnia Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta landskapet Södra Österbotten | |||
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 South Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland | |||
| Coordinates: 62°45′N 22°30′E / 62.750°N 22.500°E / 62.750; 22.500Coordinates: 62°45′N 22°30′E / 62.750°N 22.500°E / 62.750; 22.500 | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Historical province | Ostrobothnia, Satakunta | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13,999.63 km2 (5,405.29 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 193,977 | ||
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | FI-03 | ||
| NUTS | 194 | ||
| Regional bird | Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | ||
| Regional fish | - | ||
| Regional flower | Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) | ||
| Website | etelapohjanmaa.fi | ||
South Ostrobothnia[1] (Finnish: Etelä-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta.
Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.
Contents
1 Historical provinces
2 Municipalities
3 Culture
4 Gallery
5 References
6 External links
Historical provinces
Municipalities
The region of South Ostrobothnia is made up of 17 municipalities, of which eight have city status (marked in bold).
Järviseutu sub-region:
Kuusiokunnat sub-region:
| Seinäjoki sub-region:
Suupohja sub-region:
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Culture
Some people have made this region better known to the world. For example, The Dudesons and the traditional Finnish sweater Jussishirt are something people would remember when asked about South Ostrobothnia.
One of the biggest rock festivals in Finland, Provinssirock and world's oldest tango festival Tangomarkkinat are both held in Seinäjoki.
Gallery
Seinäjoki Town Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church tower by Alvar Aalto
Yli-Laurosela, a museum for Ostrobothnian peasant culture in Ilmajoki
Typical Ostrobothnian plains in Töysä
Lapua Cathedral, the only wooden cathedral in Finland
Lake Lappajärvi, Lappajärvi
Kuortane Church
Marshland in Kauhaneva-Pohjakangas National Park, Kauhajoki
A street view in Seinäjoki
A poor man statue at Lappajärvi Church
Alavus Church
Typical barns of two different ages in Lappajärvi
Lehtimäki Church
The Ostrobothian horizont in Jalasjärvi
Bears in Ähtäri Zoo
A village landscape in Kuortane
The limestome quarry in Vimpeli
Kauhajoki town centre
A building of Veljekset Keskinen, a shopping mall in rural area in Töysä
Pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) in Vimpeli
Koskenkorva distillery in Koskenkorva, Ilmajoki
References
^ https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2018/index_en.html
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern Ostrobothnia. |
- Official South Ostrobothnia website
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