Municipalities of Ostrobothnia

The 14 municipalities of the Ostrobothnia Region (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) in Finland are divided into four sub-regions. Both their location and the dominant language imply these divisions; Kyrönmaa, for example, is Finnish-speaking, whereas the others have Swedish-speakers in the majority. Most places have both Swedish and Finnish names.

Jakobstad sub-region

Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Larsmo (Finnish: Luoto)
Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Nykarleby (Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)

Sydösterbotten sub-region

Kaskinen (Swedish: Kaskö)
Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Närpes (Finnish: Närpiö)

Vaasa sub-region

Korsnäs
Laihia (Swedish: Laihela)
Malax (Finnish: Maalahti)
Korsholm (Finnish: Mustasaari)
Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa)
Vörå (Finnish: Vöyri)

List of municipalities

Municipality	Population	Land area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
Jakobstad	19,467	89	220	31 %	54 %	15 %
Kaskinen	1,238	11	116	57 %	27 %	13 %
Korsholm	19,741	849	23	28 %	68 %	3 %
Korsnäs	2,004	236	8	4 %	84 %	13 %
Kristinestad	6,155	683	9	41 %	53 %	7 %
Kronoby	6,340	713	9	19 %	76 %	5 %
Laihia	7,667	505	15	97 %	1 %	2 %
Larsmo	5,889	143	41	5 %	91 %	3 %
Malax	5,422	522	10	9 %	85 %	6 %
Närpes	9,583	978	10	5 %	74 %	21 %
Nykarleby	7,467	733	10	7 %	84 %	10 %
Pedersöre	11,241	794	14	8 %	88 %	4 %
Vaasa	69,542	365	191	64 %	23 %	12 %
Vörå	6,226	782	8	12 %	82 %	7 %
Total	171,827	7,403	23	42 %	52 %	10 %