| Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Native Name: | |
| Official Name: | Region of Central Ostrobothnia Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta Swedish: Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Flag Size: | 75px |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Historical province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ostrobothnia |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kokkola |
| Parts Type: | Other town |
| Parts: | Kannus |
| Area Total Km2: | 6463 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 67736 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | 13 |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €2.425 billion (2015) |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | €35,181 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | NUTS |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1A1 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Regional bird |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Regional fish |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Regional flower |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | Bluebell (Harebell) |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Regional stone |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | Gneiss |
| Blank5 Name Sec2: | Regional lake |
| Blank5 Info Sec2: | Lake Lestijärvi |
| Iso Code: | FI-07 |
| Website: | keski-pohjanmaa.fi |
Central Ostrobothnia (fi|Keski-Pohjanmaa; sv|Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.[3] The regional bird of Central Ostrobothnia is the Eurasian skylark, the regional stone is Gneiss, the regional lake is Lake Lestijärvi, the regional fish is European whitefish. The capital and largest city of the region is Kokkola.
Central Ostrobothnia has an area of 6,462.93 km, of which 5,019.98 km² is land area.[4] Central Ostrobothnia, including the sea areas, is the smallest province in mainland Finland in terms of population and total area, and the second smallest province in Finland after Åland. However, if you count the land area alone, Kymenlaakso is smaller than Central Ostrobothnia.
See main article: Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia. The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status (marked in bold).
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Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia: