Korsholm
Korsholm (Finland Swedish: [korsˈholm]; Finnish: Mustasaari) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Korsholm is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Korsholm is approximately 20,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 110,000. It is the 56th most populous municipality in Finland.
Korsholm
Korsholm – Mustasaari | |
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Municipality | |
| Korsholms kommun Mustasaaren kunta | |
The Replot Bridge on a grey autumn day | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Korsholm in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′45″N 021°40′40″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Charter | 1348 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Rurik Ahlberg |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 3,178.59 km2 (1,227.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 849.49 km2 (327.99 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,330.49 km2 (899.81 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 91st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 19,757 |
| • Rank | 56th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 23.26/km2 (60.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 68.6% (official) |
| • Finnish | 28.4% |
| • Others | 3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58% |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | en |
The town of Vaasa was founded in Korsholm parish in 1606 and today the municipality completely surrounds the city. It is a coastal, mostly rural municipality, consisting of a rural landscape and a large, fractured archipelago. The administrative center is Smedsby, situated 3 km (2 mi) from Vaasa center along Finnish national road 8.
Korsholm is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 28% Finnish speakers, 69% Swedish speakers, and 3% speakers of other languages