The 18 municipalities of the Ostrobothnia Region in Finland are divided on four sub-regions. Both their location and the dominant language imply these divisions; Kyrönmaa, for example, is Finnish-speaking, whereas others have Swedish-speakers in the majority. Most places have both Swedish and Finnish names. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, Lääninhallitus, or Länsstyrelse. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... This is a listing in alphabetical order of the current municipalities in Finland as of 2005. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 2003: Helsinki (Helsingfors), 559716 (Helsinki Metropolitan Area 971825) Espoo (Esbo), 221597 Tampere (Tammerfors), 200104 Vantaa (Vanda), 181890 Turku (Åbo), 174618 Oulu (Uleåborg), 124588 Lahti (Lahtis), 97968 Kuopio, 87821 Jyväskylä, 81110 Pori (Björneborg), 75895... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Finland cover 6 provinces. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... Ostrobothnia is one of Finlands 20 regions (fi: maakunta/sv: landskap). ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ...

Kyrönmaa Sub-region

• Isokyrö (Sw. Storkyro)
• Laihia (Sw. Laihela)
• Vähäkyrö (Sw. Lillkyro)

Isokyrö (Storkyro in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Laihia (Laihela in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Vähäkyrö (Lillkyro in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ...

Vaasa Sub-region

• Korsnäs
• Malax (Fi. Maalahti)
• Maxmo (Fi. Maksamaa)
• Korsholm (Fi. Mustasaari)
• Oravais (Fi. Oravainen)
• Vaasa (Sw. Vasa)
• Vörå (Fi. Vöyri)

Korsnäs (finnish Ristitaipale) is a municipality of Finland. ... Malax (Maalahti in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Maxmo (Maksamaa in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Korsholm (Mustasaari in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Oravais (Oravainen in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Founded 1606 Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa Area - Of which land - Rank 397 km² 183 km² ranked 345th Population - Population density - Rank 57,266 311,2 inh. ... Vörå (Vöyri in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ...

South Eastern Bothnia Coastal Sub-region

• Kaskinen (Sw. Kaskö)
• Kristinestad (Fi. Kristiinankaupunki)
• Närpes (Fi. Närpiö)

Kaskinen (Kaskö in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Kristinestad, the oldest church. ... Närpes (Närpiö in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ...

Jakobstad Sub-region

• Kronoby (Fi. Kruunupyy)
• Larsmo (Fi. Luoto)
• Jakobstad (Fi. Pietarsaari)
• Pedersöre
• Nykarleby (Fi. Uusikaarlepyy)

Kronoby (Kruunupyy in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Larsmo (Luoto in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Jakobstad, or Pietarsaari, is a town and municipality in Finland. ... Pedersöre (Pedersören kunta in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Nykarleby, or Uusikaarlepyy in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ...

See also

• Western Finland
• Regions of Western Finland