Kaskinen

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City of Kaskinen
Kaskisen kaupunki - Kaskö stad
Coat of arms of City of Kaskinen
Coat of arms
Location of Kaskinen in Northern Europe
Location of Kaskinen in Northern Europe
Coordinates: 62°22′00″N 21°15′00″E / 62.366667, 21.25
Country Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region
Government
 - City manager Marlene Svens
Area
 - Total 30.2 km² (11.7 sq mi)
 - Land 10.1 km² (3.9 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 1,552
Time zone CET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+3)
Official languages Finnish, Swedish
Website: www.kaskinen.fi
Town hall of Kaskinen
Town hall of Kaskinen
A street in Kaskinen
A street in Kaskinen

Kaskinen in Finnish or Kaskö in Swedish is a town of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 1,558 (2003) and covers an area of 10.23 km² of which 0.15 km² is water. The population density is 152.3 inhabitants per km².

The town is bilingual, with the majority speaking Finnish (69%) and the minority Swedish (27%).

Kaskinen is the smallest town in Finland.

The first pulp mill was built in Kaskinen (jk)

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  Municipalities of Ostrobothnia Coat of arms of Ostrobothnia
Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå-Maxmo
Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 62°23′05″N, 21°13′20″E