Central Ostrobothnia

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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
Other town	Kannus
Area
• Total	6,463 km2 (2,495 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	67,736
• Density	13/km2 (30/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• 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. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.^[3] The regional bird of Central Ostrobothnia is the Eurasian skylark, the regional stone is Gneiss, the regional lake is Lake Lestijärvi, the regional fish is European whitefish. The capital and largest city of the region is Kokkola.

Central Ostrobothnia has an area of 6,462.93 km, of which 5,019.98 km² is land area.^[4] Central Ostrobothnia, including the sea areas, is the smallest province in mainland Finland in terms of population and total area, and the second smallest province in Finland after Åland. However, if you count the land area alone, Kymenlaakso is smaller than Central Ostrobothnia.