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{{native name>sv|Norra Österbotten}}Regions of Finland>Region| image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = Pohjois-Pohjanmaan vaakuna.svg| shield_size = 75px| shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Pohjois-Pohjanmaa sijainti Suomi.svg| mapsize = 150px| map_alt = | map_caption = North Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland65026region:FI_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}| coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = FinlandHistorical provinces of Finland>Historical provinceOstrobothnia (historical province)>Ostrobothnia| seat_type = Capital| seat = Oulu| area_total_km2 = 37149.23| population_footnotes = | population_total = 418212| population_as_of = 2023| population_density_km2 = auto| demographics_type1 = GDP| demographics1_footnotes = Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.| demographics1_title1 = Total| demographics1_info1 = €12.502 billion (2015)| demographics1_title2 = Per capita| demographics1_info2 = €30,779 (2015)Eastern European Time>EET| utc_offset1 = +2Eastern European Summer Time>EEST| utc_offset1_DST = +3NUTS of Finland>NUTS| blank_info_sec1 = 1A2| blank_name_sec2 = Regional song| blank_info_sec2 = Kymmenen Virran Maa (The Land of Ten Mighty Streams)| blank1_name_sec2 = Regional animal| blank1_info_sec2 = Stoat (Mustela erminea)| blank2_name_sec2 = Regional bird| blank2_info_sec2 = Common crane (Grus grus)| blank3_name_sec2 = Regional fish| blank3_info_sec2 = Common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)| blank4_name_sec2 = Regional flowerRhododendron tomentosum>Marsh Labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum)| blank5_name_sec2 = Regional rock| blank5_info_sec2 = Schist| blank6_name_sec2 = Regional lakeLake Pyhäjärvi (Pyhäjärvi)>Lake Pyhäjärvi| iso_code = FI-14| website = {{Official URL}}| footnotes = }}North OstrobothniaWEB,weblink Tilastokeskus – Luokitukset – Regions, stat.fi, (; ) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between Lapland, Kainuu and the Russian border is known as Koillismaa ("North-East Finland").BOOK, Jyrki Muona & Juha Viramo, The coleoptera of the Koillismaa area (Ks.), North-East Finland, Oulu, University of Oulu, 1986, 951-42-2163-X,

Historical provinces

{{For|history, geography and culture|Ostrobothnia (historical province)}}

Municipalities

The region of North Ostrobothnia consists of 30 municipalities, 11 of which have city status (marked in bold).{{clear}}

Map of municipalities

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