| Southern Ostrobothnia | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | Finland |
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| Capital | Seinäjoki |
| Surface | 13,999.63 km² |
| Inhabitants | 193.609 (2014 estimate) |
| Institutional website | |
Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa or Södra Österbotten in Swedish) is a region of the Finnish west coast.
To know
Southern Ostrobothnia is truly a region with many attractions and things to do for visitors. The best known cultural event in the region is Provinssirock, the largest Finnish rock music festival, organized in Seinäjoki every June.
Among the places to visit: the Devil's Nest of Jalasjärvi, the church and the town hall of Seinäjoki designed by Alvar Aalto, and the Cave of wolves of Karijoki where traces of human presence are preserved in the region of the period preceding the last ice age.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
How to get
How to get around
What see
- The giant Pirunpesä (Devil's Nest). The deepest soil erosion in Europe, located in the village of Ylivalli, in the municipality of Jalasjärvi.
- Wildlife at the zoo Ähtäri.
- Centro Alvar Aalto, the administrative and cultural center of Seinajoki, designed by Alvar Aalto in the late 1950s.
- Visit the small Koskenkorva vodka museum in Ilmajoki.
What to do
- Tango dancing at the Tangomarkkinat festival, every year in Seinäjoki.
- Be a pilot for a day at PowerPark's Kauhava.
- "Extreme shopping" at Keskinen a shopping village in Tuuri, Alavus.
- Watch the annual athletics competition at Kuortane.
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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