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Koillismaa (lit. 'Northeast Land')[1] is a subdivision of Northern Ostrobothnia and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.
Koillismaa
Koillismaan seutukunta | |
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| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Capital | Kuusamo |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,843 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Municipalities edit
| Coat of arms | Municipality |
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Kuusamo (city) |
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Taivalkoski (municipality) |
Geographic region edit
Koillismaa is also a geographic region, which includes Kuusamo, Taivalkoski, Posio and Pudasjärvi, sometimes also Ranua and Ylikiiminki (which was merged into Oulu in 2009). The name was first used by Reino Rinne, the founder of the newspaper Koillissanomat in 1950, however the name was popularized by Kalle Päätalo in the 1960s.
Dialects edit
The dialects of Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Posio are Savonian dialects, specifically Kainuu dialects. Parts of Pudasjärvi also use a Kainuu dialect.[2]
Politics edit
Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:
- Sauli Niinistö 56.3%
- Matti Vanhanen 15.7%
- Paavo Väyrynen 11.7%
- Laura Huhtasaari 5.9%
- Pekka Haavisto 5.1%
- Merja Kyllönen 2.9%
- Tuula Haatainen 2.2%
- Nils Torvalds 0.2%
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Jyrki Muona & Juha Viramo (1986). The coleoptera of the Koillismaa area (Ks.), Northeast Land. Oulu: University of Oulu. ISBN 951-42-2163-X.
- ^ "Savolaismurteiden alue". sokl.uef.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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