Ostrobothnia (region)

**Pohjanmaan maakunta**
**Österbottens landskap**
Region	FI195
Province	Western Finland
Historical province	Ostrobothnia
Area	7,600 km²
Population; - Total (2007); - Density	; 175,348; 23/km²
Regional bird	Common Swift (Apus apus)
Regional fish	Common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flora	European Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
	; Map highlighting the location of the Region of Ostrobothnia

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Ostrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) is a region of Finland. It is located in Western Finland. It borders to the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta and is one of the four regions making up the historical province of Ostrobothnia.

Ostrobothnia is one of the two Finnish regions with a Swedish speaking majority, the other being Åland. The Swedish-speakers make up 51,2%.^[1] The regional tree is the Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa), the regional mammal is the Common Elk (Alces alces alces), the regional stone is the Vaasa granite and the regional song is "The march of Vaasa" (Swedish: Vasa marsch, Finnish: Vaasan marssi).

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Ostrobothnia

There are 17 municipalities in Ostrobothnia region. Cities and towns are marked in bold.

[edit] Heraldry

The bundle is a symbol of the Royal House of Vasa; a Vasa king established the city of Vaasa, the capital of the region. The running weasels are a symbol of Pohjanmaa.