Central Ostrobothnia


Central Ostrobothnia is a region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. The regional bird of Central Ostrobothnia is the Eurasian skylark, the regional stone is Gneiss, the regional lake is Lake Lestijärvi, the regional fish is European whitefish. The capital and largest city of the region is Kokkola.
Central Ostrobothnia has an area of 6,462.93 km, of which 5,019.98 km² is land area. Central Ostrobothnia, including the sea areas, is the smallest province in mainland Finland in terms of population and total area, and the second smallest province in Finland after Åland. However, if you count the land area alone, Kymenlaakso is smaller than Central Ostrobothnia.
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Municipalities

The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status.

Sub-regions

Kaustinen sub-region:
Kokkola sub-region:Kannus

List of municipalities

Coat of
arms		MunicipalityPopulationLand area
Density
Finnish
speakers		Swedish
speakers		Other
speakers
Halsua % % %
Kannus % % %
Kaustinen % % %
Kokkola % % %
Lestijärvi % % %
Perho % % %
Toholampi % % %
Veteli % % %
Total % % %-

Politics

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia: