Korsholm

Korsholm (; ) 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 , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.

Replot () is an island in the Kvarken ("The Throat"), the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. It has about 2,100 inhabitants, almost only Swedish-speaking. The size is about , one of the largest islands of Finland. Replot was an independent municipality until 1973, when it was consolidated to the municipality of Korsholm, near Vaasa.

road bridge in Korsholm, Finland

1961 aviation accident in Kvevlax, Finland

island in Korsholm, Finland

Björköby is a village and a former municipality now part of Korsholm, Finland. It is the chief settlement on the island of Björkö. The harbour of the village is called Svedjehamn.

Kvevlax () is a former municipality of Finland in the modern-day region of Ostrobothnia. It is located approximately north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973, hen it was merged to Korsholm, it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track, a football pitch and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank. It is located within the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT+2)

Ruined medieval fortification in Finland

Smedsby () is a village in Korsholm in Finland.

Iskmo is a village in Korsholm, Finland. It has a population of 315 people. The village is located in the middle of Finland on the west coast. The first known inhabitants, in the 14th century, were named in old documents in Sweden (Finland was the eastern part of Sweden for about 700 years until 1809 when it was lost in a war to Russia). The population in villages in this area has always spoken Swedish and even today about 90% still do. ==References==