Municipalities
There are 16 municipalities in Ostrobothnia region. Cities and towns are marked in bold, and the links are only in the majority language names.
| Name in Finnish | Name in Swedish | Population | Swedish speakers | Finnish speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isokyrö | Storkyro | 4,891 | 0.6% | 98.9% |
| Pietarsaari | Jakobstad | 19,652 | 56.4% | 40.2% |
| Kaskinen | Kaskö | 1,374 | 28.1% | 68.1% |
| Mustasaari | Korsholm | 18,901 | 70.2% | 28.7% |
| Korsnäs | Korsnäs | 2,223 | 91.2% | 3.2% |
| Kristiinankaupunki | Kristinestad | 7,077 | 56.6% | 42.2% |
| Kruunupyy | Kronoby | 6,668 | 83.3% | 15.6% |
| Laihia | Laihela | 7,976 | 1% | 98.3% |
| Luoto | Larsmo | 4,927 | 92.5% | 6.5% |
| Maalahti | Malax | 5,618 | 88.2% | 9.1% |
| Närpiö | Närpes | 9,399 | 88.4% | 5.8% |
| Uusikaarlepyy | Nykarleby | 7,513 | 89.3% | 8.1% |
| Pedersöre | Pedersöre | 10,934 | 90.1% | 9% |
| Vaasa | Vasa | 60,622 | 24.8% | 69.8% |
| Vähäkyrö | Lillkyro | 4,782 | 1.7% | 97.7% |
| Vöyri | Vörå | 6,720 | 84.6% | 13.6% |
Former municipalities:
- The current Vörå is the result of consolidation of Maxmo (Finnish: Maksamaa) and Oravais (Finnish: Oravainen).
- Nykarleby (Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy) has been merged with Jeppo (Finnish: Jepua).
- Korsholm (Finnish: Mustasaari) has been consolidated from the five municipalities of Korsholm, Solf, Replot, Björköby and Kvevlax.
- Pedersöre has the former Finnish name Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta (see maalaiskunta).
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