Pohjanmaan maakunta

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Pohjanmaan maakunta is a coastal region in western Finland known for its bilingual Finnish-Swedish culture, flat agricultural landscapes, and historic Ostrobothnian towns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish region
NUTS 3 statistical region
borderedBy Central Ostrobothnia
Gulf of Bothnia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
South Ostrobothnia
capital Vaasa
characteristic bilingual Finnish-Swedish culture
containsMunicipality Isokyrö
Jakobstad
Kaskinen
Korsholm
Korsnäs
Kristinestad
Kronoby
Laihia
Larsmo
Malax
Nykarleby
Närpes
Pedersöre
Uusikaarlepyy
Vaasa
Vörå
country Finland
elevationCharacteristic predominantly low and flat
EnglishName Ostrobothnia
FinnishName Pohjanmaa
linked to: Ostrobothnia
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Ostrobothnia
hasFlag Flag of Ostrobothnia
hasUniversity University of Vaasa
Åbo Akademi University (Vaasa campus)
hasUniversityOfAppliedSciences Novia University of Applied Sciences
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences
knownFor flat agricultural landscapes
historic Ostrobothnian wooden towns
strong Swedish-speaking minority
largestCity Vaasa
locatedIn Western Finland
locatedOn coast of the Gulf of Bothnia
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
energy industry
food industry
officialLanguage Finnish
Swedish
partOf Western and Central Finland (statistical region)
SwedishName Österbotten
linked to: Ostrobothnia
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
traditionalProvince Ostrobothnia (historical province)
linked to: Ostrobothnia

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Österbottens landskap hasNameInFinnish Pohjanmaan maakunta