Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 Lapponia in the north. It is also bounded by Russia in the east and the Gulf of Bothnia in the west. Österbotten Pohjanmaa Land Österlanden Government Western Finland Uleåborg Lapland Area xx,xxx km² Table of contents 1 Government 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links Government For current affairs see: Western Finland, Uleåborg and Lapland Ostrobothnia is divided between the administrative provinces of Western Finland, Uleåborg, and Lapland. History Main article: History of Ostrobothnia Geography Main article: Geography of Ostrobothnia Culture Main article: Culture of Ostrobothnia Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Ostrobothnia 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." External Links This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.