Southern Ostrobothnia

South Ostrobothnia
Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta
Södra Österbottens landskap

Region

Coat of arms

South Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland

Coordinates:

Country

Finland

Historical province

Ostrobothnia, Satakunta

Area

• Total

13,999.63 km² (5,405.29 sq mi)

Population (2013)

• Total

193,977

• Density

14/km² (36/sq mi)

ISO 3166 code

FI-03

NUTS

194

Regional bird

Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

Regional fish

Regional flower

Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

Website

etelapohjanmaa.fi

Southern Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Etelä-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Södra Österbotten) is one of the 20 regions of Finland.

Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.

Historical provinces 1
Regional council 2
Municipalities 3
Culture 4
Gallery 5
External links 6

Historical provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia

Regional council

epliitto.fi

Municipalities

There are 18 municipalities in Southern Ostrobothnia.

Alajärvi (10,277)
Alavus (12,354)
Evijärvi (2,686)
Ilmajoki (12,017)
Isojoki (2,299)
Jalasjärvi (8,075)
Karijoki (1,503)
Kauhajoki (14,176)
Kauhava (17,206)
Kuortane (3,870)
Kurikka (14,370)
Lappajärvi (3,394)
Lapua (14,698)
Seinäjoki (60,908)
Soini (2,367)
Teuva (5,800)
Vimpeli (3,212)
Ähtäri (6,394)

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 Southern Ostrobothnia.

One of the biggest rock festivals in Finland, Provinssirock and world's oldest tango festival Tangomarkkinat are both held in Seinäjoki.

Gallery

Seinäjoki Town Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church tower by Alvar Aalto
Yli-Laurosela, a museum for Ostrobothnian peasant culture in Ilmajoki
Typical Ostrobothnian plains in Töysä
Lapua Cathedral, the only wooden cathedral in Finland
Lake Lappajärvi, Lappajärvi
Kuortane Church
Marshland in Kauhaneva-Pohjakangas National Park, Kauhajoki
A street view in Seinäjoki
A poor man statue at Lappajärvi Church
Alavus Church
Typical barns of two different ages in Lappajärvi
Lehtimäki Church
The Ostrobothian horizont in Jalasjärvi
Bears in Ähtäri Zoo
A village landscape in Kuortane
The limestome quarry in Vimpeli
Kauhajoki town centre
A building of Veljekset Keskinen, a huge shopping mall in rural area in Töysä
Pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) in Vimpeli
Koskenkorva distillery in Koskenkorva, Ilmajoki

External links

Official Southern Ostrobothnia website

Regions of Finland

Regions	Åland Central Finland Central Ostrobothnia Kainuu Kymenlaakso Lapland North Karelia Northern Ostrobothnia Northern Savonia Ostrobothnia Päijänne Tavastia Pirkanmaa Satakunta South Karelia Southern Ostrobothnia Southern Savonia Southwest Finland Tavastia Proper Uusimaa

Former regions	Eastern Uusimaa

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