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Kaskinen
Ostrobothniatown
Kaskinen
Total population
1,259
Founded
1785
Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Kaskinen is a town and island in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kaskinen is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kaskinen approximately 1,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000. It is the 284th most populous municipality in Finland.
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History
The town was founded in 1785 on an island by King Gustav III of Sweden The rise of the new town was slow in the 19th century, primarily due to poor transport connections. The bridge to the mainland was completed in 1828. As a maritime town, Kaskinen fell behind Kristinestad and Vaasa. Until the 19th century, fishing and trading were the most important livelihoods. During the heyday of the Finnish sailing fleet on both sides of the middle of the 19th century, especially tar and timber were exported from Kaskinen. The town's merchant fleet was at its largest the size of 12 sailing ships. After the era of sailing ships, coastal traffic as well as freight and passenger traffic to Sweden was practiced in the town by steamships.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Events
Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Kaskinen, sourced from Wikidata.
- Q133998851planned event
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image