Boating General All aboard! Some of the world's largest and finest sailing yachts are built in Ostrobothnia. Courage combined with ancient boat building traditions have created a unique cluster of know-how along the region’s coast. Read More
General The region of R&D Investments in R&D have tripled in the Vaasa region over a short period and are currently among the highest in Finland. Read More
General News In rye we trust Napue Gin, distilled by the small Kyrö Distillery in Ostrobothnia, was selected the best in the world. Read More
General Nature The King of Kvarken The symbol of the Kvarken World Heritage Site, the white-tailed eagle or Haliaeetus albicilla, has overcome hardships and soars triumphantly. Read More
General News The strongest man in the world Fredrik Smulter set the World Record in bench press in 2015. He appears to be as strong as the region he hails from. Read More
General Export champions The abrasive manufacturer Mirka is a prime example of the Ostrobothnian export wonder. Read More
General The father of free trade Today his ideas are mainstream, but in the 18th century he was s a radical revolutionist. Anders Chydenius is often called the Nordic countries’ Adam Smith, since his ideas about free trade once upon a time were so original. Read More
General News Finland is the superpower of bioeconomy Being a small country, Finland has always relied on thinking smart about resources. Our green gold, forests, covers nearly 80% of the land. This makes wood the Finnish bioeconomy’s number one currency. Read More
Ostrobothnia Vaasa region The region’s forces in Brussels The region of Ostrobothnia operates on many levels in the EU Read More
Optima Jakobstad region Research & Education Optimal study areas Finlands’ best vocational school Optima excels in innovative teaching methods Read More
Facts about Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia, or the Coastline of Finland from Kristinestad in the south to Kokkola in the north, covers an area of about 10,000 sq. km. About 200,000 people live on the Coastline, of which 51% are Finnish-speakers and 48% Swedishspeakers. Read More
Boliden Quality starts with the individual The key to the success of Boliden Kokkola’s zinc plant is its team of skilled and committed employees. Read More