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  Ostrobothnia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ostrobothnia, an area on the eastern side of the Gulf of Bothnia, in west central Finland, with no specific boundaries.
Ostrobothnia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden-Finland.
Ostrobothnia (region), a modern region, comprising mainly Swedish-speaking communities on the western coast of Finland, around the city of Vaasa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ostrobothnia   (152 words)

  
 Witchcraft - Summary
Later there were some also in northern parts of the province and in the south-east on the coast of the Gulf of Finland.
In Northern Ostrobothnia it was not until the end of the 1660s that the majority of those charged were women.
Among court cases in the areas studied no seers can be found who with drums and incantations prepared their souls for a journey to the underworld to have dealings with the souls of the dead.
www.chronicon.com /noita/summary.html   (7250 words)

  
 Oulu article - Oulu Swedish municipality province Oulu Northern Ostrobothnia Finland - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oulu (Uleåborg in Swedish) is a city and municipality of about 125,000 inhabitants in the province of Oulu and the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland.
It is the largest and most important city in Northern Finland and the sixth biggest city in the country.
Its population growth rate is almost comparable with that of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Oulu   (246 words)

  
 Muhos
It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of 7,969 (2003) and covers an area of 796.69 km² of which 12.86 km² is water.
The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side.
www.askfactmaster.com /Muhos   (169 words)

  
 Links in Northern Ostrobothnia Region; Northern Finland
Northern Ostobothnia: Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo - The Museum of Northern Ostobothnia in Oulu (in Finnish)
Northern Ostrobothnia -Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liitto) (in Finnish)
Northern Ostrobothnia: The map of Northern Ostrobothnia and public links (in Finnsh)
www.oulu.fi /pohti/northostrobothnia.html   (448 words)

  
 Ii, Finland article - Ii, Finland municipality Finland province Oulu Northern Ostrobothnia region - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ii, Finland article - Ii, Finland municipality Finland province Oulu Northern Ostrobothnia region - What-Means.com
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of 6,360 and covers an area of 635.24 km² of which 15.38 km² is water.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Ii   (92 words)

  
 The Baltic Finns: Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Swedish population of Finland is almost exclusively confined to the Åland Islands, to Finland Proper, Nyland, and Southern Ostrobothnia, being concentrated in two non-contiguous coastal areas.
The Kainulaiset, or Kvaens, who live in northern Ostrobothnia and Finnish Lappland as well as in northern Norway and Sweden, although mixed to some extent with Lapps, are linguistically close to the Carelians.
The cephalic index means of the Finns vary from 79.3 in Finland proper, which is the same as that of the southern enclave of Swedish speakers, to 82.2 in Finnish Carelia, and 82.6 in northern Ostrobothnia.
www.cograce.org /literature/racesofeurope/chapter-IX11.htm   (1462 words)

  
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Partnership The partnership is formed by the authorities, responsible of regional development in Northern Finland (Council of Northern Ostrobothnia and Council of Lapland) and Northern Sweden (County of Norrbotten).
The key goals of the RIS Northern EU project included development of technology strategy for the northernmost region of the EU and spreading the expertise concentrated in key technology centres to other parts of the Northern EU region.
RIS Northern EU concentrated in two identified platforms: information technology new innovative elements to traditional industries The value added consisted of: partner search assistance in cross-border co-operation specific regional initiatives, some of which could be named: Kiruna-Sodankylä space technology co-operation, cross-border multimedia development initiatives, cross-border development in the field of electronics.
www.innovating-regions.org /download/RIShakemusnopic.doc   (1760 words)

  
 Finnguide: Finland Travel Sightseeing Guide : Northern Finland Sights and Attractions Finland Travel and Tourism
The Northern Ostrobothnia museum was founded in 1896 by the Museum Society which donated the museum to the City of Oulu in 1969.
The museum's region of interest is the City of Oulu and Northern Ostrobothnia.
Escurial is a zoo and a flowerpark in the northern Finland near Oulu.
www.finnguide.fi /sightguide/area.asp?area=1   (643 words)

  
 Northern Ostrobothnia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Northern Ostrobothnia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Northern Ostrobothnia is a (The extended spatial location of something) region (maakunta / landskap) of (Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917) Finland.
Main article: (Click link for more info and facts about Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia) Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_ostrobothnia.htm   (68 words)

  
 Abstract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The aim of this development project was to create a group leader´s guide for the Oulu unit of the Vocational School of Northern Ostrobothnia.
The purpose of the work was to clarify the role and duties of a group leader in the school, where the study counselling had been organised on the basis of decentralization.
It has been taken into use in Vocational School of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Oulu, in the beginning of the autumn term 2004.
www.kirjasto.jypoly.fi /opin/abstract.asp?aidee=3163   (286 words)

  
 1. The Crises, the Merchant and the PeasantMerchant-peasant relations in northern Ostrobothnia at the beginning of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In Oulu and in other towns of Ostrobothnia shipbuilding and shipownership also were significant sources of income.
The social position of the bourgeoisie in northern Finland was stronger than in the southern part of the country, and after the liberalization of foreign trade the town received direct influences even from faraway countries.
Famine in Northern Finland in 1832 - 1833.
www.cc.jyu.fi /~pete/yearbook/1the.htm   (3778 words)

  
 Learning environments: The provincial university project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The contract partners of the pilot project are The University of Oulu, Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia, Summer University of Northern Ostrobothnia and its regional offices, and the University of Oulu Learning and Research Services.
The aim is to improve the availability, efficiency and quality of the University level education, culture and development services through networking and new forms of activity and organisation between the partners.
The goal of the pilot project is to build a co-operation network in the area of Northern Ostrobothnia by the year 2000, this network is called the Provincial University.
www.naturpolis.net /ist/emaakuyo.htm   (310 words)

  
 POEM - News & events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Northern Film and Media Centre that has operated for six years as an EU project will become POEM foundation this autumn.
The best known film shot in Northern Ostrobothnia before World War II is Nyrki Tapiovaara’s national classic Juha that was partly shot in Kuusamo in 1936.
In the past few years Northern Ostrobothnia and the Oulu region have been seen hundreds of times in screenings around the world.
www.poem.fi /e_news/index.php?id=34   (665 words)

  
 Finnish_language information.
Meänkieli is a northern dialect, entirely intelligible and interchangeable with any other Finnish dialect that got the status as a minority languge in Sweden for historical and political reasons.
The Southern Ostrobothnian dialects (eteläpohjalaiset murteet) are spoken in Southern Ostrobothnia.
The Middle and North Ostrobothnia dialects (keski- ja pohjoispohjalaiset murteet) which are spoken in Central and Northern Ostrobothnia.
language.school-explorer.com /Finnish   (5307 words)

  
 HELSINGIN SANOMAT - International Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The flooding on the River Pyhäjoki in the northern part of the west coast region of Ostrobothnia became more serious on Monday when a four-kilometre long embankment at Kenkimä began to leak in four locations under pressure from the rising water.
According to Reino Enbuske, a spokesman for the Environment Institute of Northern Ostrobothnia, there seemed to be more water flowing in the river on Monday than ever before.
Meanwhile, the flood situation in the rivers of Southern and Central Ostrobothnia appears to be easing somewhat.
www2.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/archive/today/250400-05.html   (580 words)

  
 Population controls (I–IV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Furthermore, it was required that their matrilineal ancestors had been born in northern Finland, i.e.
The second group of controls included 403 healthy blood donors, and the samples were obtained at Finnish Red Cross offices in the capitals of the provinces of Northern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Kainuu and Northern Savo (designated with “PO”, “PL”, “PK” and “PS”, respectively).
The donors and their mothers were required to be healthy with respect to diabetes mellitus, sensorineural hearing impairment and neurological ailments and their mothers to have been born in the same province.
herkules.oulu.fi /isbn9514255674/html/x823.html   (212 words)

  
 Attractions
The Oulu Film Centre is a cultural organization based in Northern Finland, but its activities have a wider range in the country.
The Northern Film and Media Centre, POEM is the first regional film and media production centre in Finland.
The Northern Ostrobothnia Museum was re-opened in the fall of 2002 after a vast renovation.
www.ouka.fi /english/attractions.html   (728 words)

  
 Abbas Aflatuni. The yield and essential oil content of mint (<em>Mentha ssp.</em>) in Northern ...
The general aim of the work was to examine the optimal conditions for cultivating mint in Northern Finland.
In conclusion, it is possible to achieve as high as or even higher oil quality and dry yield in North Ostrobothnia than it is in central Europe or south Asia.
However, this requires observing certain cultivation factors such as having the right type of mint, soil pH, planting density, harvesting time and propagation method In addition, mints must be cultivated in the same place for only two and a maximum for three years.
herkules.oulu.fi /isbn9514277465?lang=en   (524 words)

  
 Innovating regions in Europe - regions search
The most northern part of the EU consists of the regions Northern Ostrobothnia, Kainuu and Lapland in Finland, and Norrbotten in Sweden.
The economic development in this region has been severely affected by unemployment (23% in Northern Ostrobothnia, 8% in Norrbotten), particularly in basic industry.
In Northern Ostrobothnia, telecommunications/electronics, forestry and metal industries are the main industries, in Norrbotten mining, manufacturing and construction.
www.innovating-regions.org /network/whoswho/regions_search.cfm?region_id=74   (270 words)

  
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In Northern Ostrobothnia, in 1997, 221 companies operated in the branch and the gross value of the companies was 859 million mark.
In the Northern Ostrobothnia, the companies of the electronics branch are centered on the Oulu region.
In the Northern Ostrobothnia, in 1997 the turnover of the production was 160 million mark and 88 companies operated in the branch from where 30 companies were textiles, 35 companies were clothing manufacturer and 35 companies were fur-adapters.
www.idearecite.com /privatearea/sezioniprivate/documentiscar/docforevents/FinlandCountryReport.doc   (2928 words)

  
 Meet Oulu Hitech
The Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia is a joint municipal authority that consists of the local government districts.
The graduates are the experts who have specialised in mastering the Northern nature, its characteristics and possibilities.
The Oulu Chamber of Commerce operates in the Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu regions.
www.congressoulu.fi /meetouluhitech/english/meetorganisaatiot.html   (835 words)

  
 IWWAN 2004, International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
The train-bus leaves the guests in front of the Northern Ostrobothnia Museum where local and Lappish traditions, peasant culture and way of life are displayed.
The afternoon tour ends in the park café, next to the museum, where typical Finnish pastry with coffee or tea is served in lovely park surroundings.
Finland Travel Bureau organises summer tours to Northern Norway, the Baltic Republics and St. Petersburg in Russia.
www.cwc.oulu.fi /iwwan2004/social.html   (755 words)

  
 Oulu - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Norden: Man and Environment on Behalf of Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Department of Geography, Univ of Oulu
Ristijärven kunnan kehittäminen (Research Institute of Northern Finland, University of Oulu)
Uutta ilmettä Lapin kasvivarojen hyväksikäyttöön: Seminaariraportti (Research Institute of Northern Finland, University of Oulu)
www.unipedia.info /Oulu.html   (552 words)

  
 Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Board of Finland's largest hospital district HUS (Helsinki and Uusimaa) is expected to reach a similar decision next Monday.
The hospital districts of Pirkanmaa and North Ostrobothnia have already decided not to participate, and the Northern Savo hospital district is likely to give a negative answer today.
Politically, this is such a big issue that I do not believe that it will happen", said Lars-Eric Östergård of the rescue helicopters' support association in Ostrobothnia.
www.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/article/1101979669875   (549 words)

  
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The Regional Councils of Kainuu Northern Ostrobothnia as regional administrative bodies will support the development of the Arhangelsk corridor and indirectly the development of PIK.
Euregio Karelia is an international institution comprising border areas both of Finland and Russia and its Executive Committee includes the highest political representatives of the Regional Councils of Kainuu, Northern Karelia and Northern Ostrobothnia as well as representatives of the Karelia Government.
Commercial fishery of Whitefish, European Cisco, Northern Pike, Perch, Roach is mainly spread in the region.
www.pik-karelia.ru /eng/infoa.doc   (5873 words)

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