Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia, Österbotten (literally "Eastern Bothnia") or Pohjanmaa, is a historical province to the north in Finland. It borders to Karelia, Savonia, Tavastia and Satakunda in the south, and to Westrobothnia and Laponia in the north. It is also bounded by Russia in the east and the Gulf of Bothnia in the west.
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Ostrobothnia is divided between the administrative provinces of Western Finland, Uleåborg, and Lapland.
The arms is crowned by a count's coronet, though by Finnish tradition this more resembles a Swedish baron's coronet. Blazon: "Azure, six ermines courant argent, tail-tips sable."
Government
For current affairs see: Western Finland, Uleåborg and Lapland History
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