South Ostrobothnia

South Ostrobothnia Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta Södra Österbottens landskap
Region
Coat of arms
South Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
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 19 regions of Finland.

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

Historical provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia

Regional council

• epliitto.fi

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Southern Ostrobothnia

There are 17 municipalities in Southern Ostrobothnia.

• Alajärvi (10,277)
• Alavus (12,354)
• Evijärvi (2,686)
• Ilmajoki (12,017)
• Isojoki (2,299)
• 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

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

External links

• Official Southern Ostrobothnia website