Kaskinen
Encyclopedia
Kaskinen is a town and municipality of Finland
. It is located in the province
of Western Finland
and is part of the Ostrobothnia
region
. The population of Kaskinen is and the municipality covers an area of km2 (excluding sea areas) of which km2 is inland water . The population density is PD/km2. The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish and the minority Swedish
.
Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status.
The first pulp mill was built in Kaskinen.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Western Finland
Western Finland
Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.- History :...
and is part of the Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia (region)
Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It is located in Western Finland. It borders the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta and is one of the four regions making up the historical province of Ostrobothnia....
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The population of Kaskinen is and the municipality covers an area of km2 (excluding sea areas) of which km2 is inland water . The population density is PD/km2. The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish and the minority Swedish
Finland-Swedish
Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...
.
Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status.
The first pulp mill was built in Kaskinen.
External links
- Town of Kaskinen – Official website
- Map of Kaskinen
