Kaskinen
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City of Kaskinen Kaskisen kaupunki - Kaskö stad |
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Location of Kaskinen in Northern Europe | |||
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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 |
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 | ||
Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå-Maxmo | ||
Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland |