North Ostrobothnia

North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish) Norra Österbotten (Swedish)
Region
Region of North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta Landskapet Norra Österbotten
Coat of arms
North Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 026°E / 65°N 26°E / 65; 26
Country	Finland
Historical province	Ostrobothnia
Capital	Oulu
Other towns	Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Ii, Kalajoki, Kempele Kuusamo, Nivala, Oulainen, Pudasjärvi, 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 [1]
• 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
Website	www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi

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]

The region of North Ostrobothnia consists of 30 municipalities, 11 of which have city status (marked in bold).

Oulu

Raahe

Kempele

Kuusamo

Ylivieska

Kalajoki

Nivala

Liminka

Ii

Pudasjärvi

Oulainen

Haapajärvi

Haapavesi

Tyrnävä

Siikalatva

Pyhäjärvi

Siikajoki

Sievi

Taivalkoski

Pyhäjoki

Reisjärvi

Utajärvi

Muhos

Kärsämäki

Alavieska

Lumijoki

Pyhäntä

Vaala

Merijärvi

Hailuoto

Bothnian
Bay

North
Savo

Central
Finland

Central
Ostrobothnia

Lapland

Kainuu

Russia
Republic of
Karelia

Municipalities

 >Over 100 000 inhabitants

Over 10 000 inhabitants

Over 3 000 inhabitants

< 3 000 inhabitants

Cities and municipalities of North Ostrobothnia.

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Alavieska	2,407	252	10	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Haapajärvi	6,482	766	8	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Haapavesi	6,347	1,050	6	97 %	0 %	4 %
	Hailuoto	928	206	5	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Ii	9,800	1,616	6	99 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Kalajoki	12,231	924	13	96 %	0.4 %	4 %
	Kempele	19,698	110	179	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Kuusamo	14,784	4,979	3	96 %	0.3 %	4 %
	Kärsämäki	2,350	697	3	99 %	0 %	1 %
	Liminka	10,166	637	16	99 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Lumijoki	2,016	214	9	95 %	0 %	4 %
	Merijärvi	1,032	230	4	102 %	0 %	0 %
	Muhos	8,743	785	11	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Nivala	10,397	527	20	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Oulainen	6,887	588	12	98 %	0 %	3 %
	Oulu	216,066	2,972	73	93 %	0.2 %	6 %
	Pudasjärvi	7,226	5,639	1	99 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Pyhäjoki	2,970	543	5	96 %	0 %	4 %
	Pyhäjärvi	4,639	1,310	4	98 %	0 %	3 %
	Pyhäntä	1,674	810	2	89 %	0 %	9 %
	Raahe	23,566	1,014	23	95 %	0.1 %	4 %
	Reisjärvi	2,534	474	5	100 %	0 %	1 %
	Sievi	4,654	786	6	95 %	0.2 %	4 %
	Siikajoki	4,808	1,055	5	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Siikalatva	4,892	2,173	2	99 %	0 %	2 %
	Taivalkoski	3,624	2,438	1	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Tyrnävä	6,538	492	13	98 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Utajärvi	2,447	1,669	1	98 %	0 %	3 %
	Vaala	2,567	1,302	2	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Ylivieska	15,375	570	27	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Total	417,848	36,830	11	95 %	0.2 %	5 %

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%

• Media related to Northern Ostrobothnia at Wikimedia Commons
• North Ostrobothnia (official site).