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	11.2576/km2 (29.1571/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	2,384	252	9	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Haapajärvi	6,441	766	8	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Haapavesi	6,298	1,050	6	96 %	0 %	4 %
	Hailuoto	912	206	4	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Ii	9,755	1,616	6	99 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Kalajoki	12,155	924	13	96 %	0.4 %	4 %
	Kempele	19,702	110	179	98 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Kuusamo	14,800	4,979	3	95 %	0.3 %	5 %
	Kärsämäki	2,324	697	3	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Liminka	10,116	637	16	99 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Lumijoki	2,018	214	9	96 %	0 %	4 %
	Merijärvi	1,031	230	4	99 %	0 %	0 %
	Muhos	8,767	785	11	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Nivala	10,300	527	20	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Oulainen	6,832	588	12	97 %	0 %	3 %
	Oulu	217,469	2,972	73	93 %	0.2 %	7 %
	Pudasjärvi	7,168	5,639	1	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Pyhäjoki	2,938	543	5	96 %	0 %	4 %
	Pyhäjärvi	4,551	1,310	3	97 %	0 %	3 %
	Pyhäntä	1,678	810	2	89 %	0 %	11 %
	Raahe	23,413	1,014	23	95 %	0.1 %	5 %
	Reisjärvi	2,476	474	5	99 %	0 %	1 %
	Sievi	4,585	786	6	94 %	0.2 %	6 %
	Siikajoki	4,723	1,055	4	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Siikalatva	4,861	2,173	2	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Taivalkoski	3,555	2,438	1	97 %	0 %	3 %
	Tyrnävä	6,470	492	13	99 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Utajärvi	2,399	1,669	1	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Vaala	2,544	1,302	2	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Ylivieska	15,274	570	27	97 %	0.2 %	3 %
	Total	417,939	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).