South Ostrobothnia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
South Ostrobothnia
Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta
landskapet Södra Österbotten |
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South Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Historical province | Ostrobothnia, Satakunta | ||
| Capital | Seinäjoki | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13,999.63 km2 (5,405.29 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2013)
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| • Total | 193,977 | ||
| • Density | 13.85587/km2 (35.88653/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | FI-03 | ||
| NUTS | 194 | ||
| Regional bird | Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | ||
| Regional flower | Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) | ||
| Website | etelapohjanmaa.fi | ||
South Ostrobothnia (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.
Municipalities
The region of South Ostrobothnia is made up of 17 municipalities, of which eight have city status (marked in bold).
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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.
Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in South Ostrobothnia:
- Centre Party 31.66%
- Finns Party 22.02%
- National Coalition Party 17.64%
- Social Democratic Party 10.79%
- Christian Democrats 6.39%
- Green League 4.22%
- Left Alliance 2.81%
- Blue Reform 1.82%
- Swedish People's Party 0.41%
- Seven Star Movement 0.37%
- Other parties 1.87%
Gallery
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Seinäjoki Town Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church tower by Alvar Aalto
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Yli-Laurosela, a museum for Ostrobothnian peasant culture in Ilmajoki
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Typical Ostrobothnian plains in Töysä
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Lapua Cathedral, the only wooden cathedral in Finland
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Lake Lappajärvi, Lappajärvi
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Kuortane Church
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Marshland in Kauhaneva-Pohjakangas National Park, Kauhajoki
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A street view in Seinäjoki
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A poor man statue at Lappajärvi Church
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Alavus Church
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Typical barns of two different ages in Lappajärvi
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Lehtimäki Church
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The Ostrobothian horizont in Jalasjärvi
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Bears in Ähtäri Zoo
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A village landscape in Kuortane
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The limestome quarry in Vimpeli
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Kauhajoki town centre
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A building of Veljekset Keskinen, a shopping mall in rural area in Töysä
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Pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) in Vimpeli
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Koskenkorva distillery in Koskenkorva, Ilmajoki
Images for kids
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Patterning of the traditional jussipaita sweater.
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Leipäjuusto with cloudberry jam.
See also
In Spanish: Región de Ostrobotnia del Sur para niños
