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Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish) Mellersta Österbotten (Swedish)
Region
Region of Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten
Flag Coat of arms
Central Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 63°30′N 24°15′E / 63.500°N 24.250°E / 63.500; 24.250
Country	Finland
Historical province	Ostrobothnia
Capital	Kokkola
Area
• Total	5,706.39 km (2,203.25 sq mi)
Population
• Total	68,158
• Density	12/km (31/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	€2.425 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€35,181 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	FI-07
NUTS	1A1
Regional bird	Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Regional fish	European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flower	Bluebell (Harebell)
Regional stone	Gneiss
Regional lake	Lake Lestijärvi
Website	keski-pohjanmaa.fi

Central Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.

Historical provinces※

Municipalities※

The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status (marked in bold).

Sub-regions※

Kaustinen sub-region:

• Halsua
• Kaustinen
• Lestijärvi
• Perho
• Toholampi
• Veteli

Kokkola sub-region:

• Kannus
• Kokkola

List of municipalities※

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km)	Density (/km)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Halsua	1,013	413	2	94 %	0.5 %	5 %
	Kannus	5,246	468	11	97 %	0.4 %	3 %
	Kaustinen	4,137	354	12	95 %	1.8 %	3 %
	Kokkola	48,295	1,446	33	83 %	12 %	5 %
	Lestijärvi	682	480	1	98 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Perho	2,578	748	3	98 %	0.5 %	1 %
	Toholampi	2,849	609	5	98 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Veteli	2,936	502	6	95 %	1.7 %	3 %
	Total	67,736	5,020	13	87 %	9 %	4 %

Politics※

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia:

• Centre Party 31.09%
• Finns Party 19.60%
• Social Democratic Party 16.06%
• National Coalition Party 7.42%
• Christian Democrats 7.29%
• Swedish People's Party 6.26%
• Green League 6.03%
• Left Alliance 4.11%
• Blue Reform 0.80%
• Seven Star Movement 0.36%
• Other parties 0.98%

References※

1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
2. ^ Nordberg, Kenneth (2016-11-23). Revolutionizing Economic and Democratic Systems: Reinventing the Third Way. Springer. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-3-319-40633-6.

External links※

• Central Ostrobothnia Regional Council website