Korsnäs
Korsnäs | |
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Municipality | |
| Korsnäs kommun Korsnäsin kunta | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Korsnäs in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°47′N 021°11′E / 62.783°N 21.183°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa |
| Charter | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Christina Båssar |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,424.71 km2 (550.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 236.27 km2 (91.22 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,189.06 km2 (459.10 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 252nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 1,985 |
| • Rank | 257th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 83.4% (official) |
| • Finnish | 3.6% (official) |
| • Others | 13% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 29.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Korsnäs is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Korsnäs is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Korsnäs is approximately 2,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 111,000. It is the 257th most populous municipality in Finland.
Korsnäs is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 4% Finnish speakers, 83% Swedish speakers, and 13% speakers of other languages.