Pohjanmaa

Pohjanmaa (Swedish: Österbotten, English: Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish word meaning "lowlands", and may refer to:

Former entities

• Pohjanmaa, former name of Ostrobothnia (historical province), comprising a large western and northern part of modern Finland, belonging to Sweden until 1809
• Pohjanmaan lääni or Ostrobothnia County, a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1775

Current entities

• Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta or Northern Ostrobothnia, a region in Finland
• Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta or Southern Ostrobothnia, a region of Finland that includes the city of Seinäjoki
• Pohjanmaan maakunta or Ostrobothnia (region), a region in western Finland
• Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta or Central Ostrobothnia, a region of Finland

Naval ships

• Pojanmaa or Pojama, a type of warship built for the Swedish archipelago fleet in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
• Pohjanmaa, a former minelayer and flagship of the Finnish Navy
• Pohjanmaa-class corvette, an upcoming surface combatant class of the Finnish Navy

Other

• "Po-Jama People", a song by Frank Zappa on his album One Size Fits All

See also

• Ostrobothnia (disambiguation)