monolingually Swedish, Ostrobothnia is the only region of mainland Finland where Swedish-speakers are the majority (51%). Närpes-dialect recorded in 1982 by...

Ostrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) is a region in western Finland. It borders the regions of Central Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia...

most part, these dialects and the dialects spoken in Sweden are mutually intelligible, although some archaic dialects in Ostrobothnia are practically unintelligible...

South Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Etelä-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central...

Danish Swedish South Swedish dialects Scanian Göta dialects Gotland dialects Svealand dialects Norrland dialects Jämtland dialects East Swedish dialects Finland...

(Götaland) East Swedish Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia Other dialects of Finland Swedish Estonian Swedish South Swedish Gutnish Old Gutnish † Modern Gutnish...

dialect and accent of the speaker. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in...

Norrland dialects (Swedish: norrländska mål) is one of the six major dialect groupings of the Swedish language. It comprises most dialects traditionally...

prestige dialects) that are used in official contexts. The major regional variants include those of South Sweden (based on South Swedish dialects), Western...

not connected to dialects or identity, which is a role fulfilled by the historical provinces of Sweden (Swedish: landskap). Sweden is today divided into...

vääräleuka in standard Finnish). The Savonian dialects are of different origin than Western Finnish dialects. Savonian dialects form a dialect continuum...

Finland Swedish, which encompasses both a standard language and distinct dialects that are mutually intelligible with the dialects spoken in Sweden and,...

from Southern Ostrobothnia, Northern Finland, and Kainuu. Traditionally, the cheese has been called leipäjuusto mainly in Ostrobothnia and Lapland and...

Savonia (Finnish: Savo, Swedish: Savolax) is a historical province in the east of Finland. It borders Tavastia, Ostrobothnia and Karelia. Savonia is now...

Ostrobothnian dialect (Finnish: Etelä-Pohjanmaan murre) is a Western Finnish dialect. It is traditionally spoken in the region of South Ostrobothnia and parts...

Åland dialects (Swedish: åländska) are dialects of Swedish spoken in Åland, an autonomous province of Finland. The Åland dialects have similarities to...

The Estonian dialects are divided into two groups – the northern and southern dialects, historically associated with the cities of Tallinn in the north and...

Ostrobothnian dialects (Finnish: Keski- ja Pohjois-Pohjanmaan murteet) are Western Finnish dialects spoken in Northern and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as in the...

dialects North Ostrobothnian dialects Peräpohjola dialects Torne dialects ("Meänkieli" in Sweden) Kemi dialects Kemijärvi dialects Gällivare dialects...

Finnish and Swedish. The Swedish dialects spoken in Finland mainland are known as Finland-Swedish. There is a rich Finland-Swedish literature, including...

Savonians in the 16th century but historically belonged to Ostrobothnia County and Oulu Province. This allowed for a separate Kainuu identity to emerge in the...

out in pockets in this coastal stretch. The coastal province of Ostrobothnia has a Swedish-speaking majority, whereas plenty of areas on this coastline are...

Cajania (Swedish: Kajanaland), is one of the 19 regions of Finland (maakunta / landskap). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo...

yä and iä. The Central and North Ostrobothnian dialects have been influenced by the Savonian dialects. They have changed the written Finnish sound of...

or Peräpohja; Swedish: Nordbotten or Överbotten; lit. 'Rear Bothnia') was the northernmost part of the historical province of Ostrobothnia, and has sometimes...

in Dutch, the masculine and the feminine have merged into a common gender in standard Swedish. But many dialects, mainly in Dalecarlia, Ostrobothnia (Finland)...

boundaries with an epenthetic vowel is a feature of several dialects, such as those of Ostrobothnia and Savonia: The neutral vowel is the same as the preceding...

majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages, with Swedish being the native language of 5.2% of the population...

OH-loo, Finnish: [ˈou̯lu] ; Swedish: Uleåborg [ʉːlɛɔˈbɔrj] ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern...

municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the...