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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, Kalajoki, Kuusamo, Nivala, Oulainen, Pudasjärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Raahe and Ylivieska
Area
• Total	37,149.23 km (14,343.40 sq mi)
Population
• Total	418,212
• Density	11/km (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
Website	www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi

North Ostrobothnia (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").

Historical provinces

Municipalities

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

Map of municipalities

Sub-regions

Koillismaa sub-region

• Kuusamo
• Taivalkoski

Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region

• Haapajärvi
• Kärsämäki
• Nivala
• Pyhäjärvi
• Reisjärvi

Oulu sub-region

• Hailuoto
• Kempele
• Liminka
• Lumijoki
• Muhos
• Oulu
• Tyrnävä

Oulunkaari sub-region

• Ii
• Pudasjärvi
• Utajärvi
• Vaala

Raahe sub-region

• Pyhäjoki
• Raahe
• Siikajoki

Siikalatva sub-region

• Haapavesi
• Pyhäntä
• Siikalatva

Ylivieska sub-region

• Alavieska
• Kalajoki
• Merijärvi
• Oulainen
• Sievi
• Ylivieska

List of municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km)	Density (/km)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Alavieska	2,431	252	10	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Haapajärvi	6,490	766	8	99 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Haapavesi	6,388	1,050	6	98 %	0 %	4 %
	Hailuoto	924	206	4	101 %	0 %	2 %
	Ii	9,784	1,616	6	99 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Kalajoki	12,257	924	13	97 %	0.4 %	4 %
	Kempele	19,583	110	178	98 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Kuusamo	14,783	4,979	3	97 %	0.3 %	4 %
	Kärsämäki	2,378	697	3	101 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Liminka	10,199	637	16	99 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Lumijoki	2,022	214	9	96 %	0.2 %	5 %
	Merijärvi	1,049	230	5	100 %	0.3 %	0 %
	Muhos	8,749	785	11	99 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Nivala	10,383	527	20	99 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Oulainen	6,934	588	12	98 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Oulu	216,174	2,972	73	93 %	0.2 %	6 %
	Pudasjärvi	7,327	5,639	1	99 %	0.1 %	3 %
	Pyhäjoki	2,964	543	5	96 %	0.2 %	4 %
	Pyhäjärvi	4,712	1,310	4	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Pyhäntä	1,655	810	2	92 %	0 %	7 %
	Raahe	23,559	1,014	23	97 %	0.1 %	4 %
	Reisjärvi	2,573	474	5	100 %	0 %	1 %
	Sievi	4,594	786	6	99 %	0.2 %	4 %
	Siikajoki	4,792	1,055	5	99 %	0 %	2 %
	Siikalatva	4,933	2,173	2	98 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Taivalkoski	3,672	2,438	2	99 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Tyrnävä	6,492	492	13	99 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Utajärvi	2,479	1,669	1	97 %	0 %	3 %
	Vaala	2,574	1,302	2	98 %	0 %	3 %
	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

1. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
2. "Tilastokeskus – Luokitukset – Regions". stat.fi.
3. 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

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

v t e Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia
Municipalities	Alavieska Haapajärvi Haapavesi Hailuoto Ii Kalajoki Kempele Kuusamo Kärsämäki Liminka Lumijoki Merijärvi Muhos Nivala Oulainen Oulu Pudasjärvi Pyhäjoki Pyhäjärvi Pyhäntä Raahe Reisjärvi Sievi Siikajoki Siikalatva Taivalkoski Tyrnävä Utajärvi Vaala Ylivieska
Former	Haukipudas Himanka Kestilä Kiiminki Kuivaniemi Oulujoki Oulunsalo Paavola Pattijoki Piippola Pulkkila Rantsila Rautio Revonlahti Ruukki Saloinen Temmes Vihanti Yli-Ii Ylikiiminki
North Ostrobothnia Finland

v t e Regions of Finland
Regions	Åland Central Finland Central Ostrobothnia Kainuu Kymenlaakso Lapland North Karelia North Ostrobothnia North Savo Ostrobothnia Päijät-Häme Pirkanmaa Satakunta South Karelia South Ostrobothnia South Savo Southwest Finland Kanta-Häme Uusimaa
Former regions	Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa)

• North Ostrobothnia