Place:Kaskinen, Vaasa, Finland

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NameKaskinen
Alt namesKaskösource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 97
Kaskösource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.383°N 21.167°E
Located inVaasa, Finland
Also located inPohjanmaa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Kaskinen is a town, municipality and island of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kaskinen is[1] and the municipality covers an area of (excluding sea areas) of which is inland water.[2] The population density is . The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish and the minority Swedish.[3]

Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status The town is located on an island with two bridges to the mainland, and its only border neighbor is the town of Närpes. The townscape of Kaskinen consists of uniform wooden construction.[4][5] Even though it is planned mainly as a port town, the also runs from the town to the to Seinäjoki. Today, however, the railway is only used for freight traffic, mainly for the Port of Kaskinen.

The paddle appearing in the coat of arms of Kaskinen describes the excellent natural harbor that has influenced the establishment of the town in its place. The laurel leaf may have been intended to refer to flowering, but its origin may also be in the name of the Bladh family (Swedish: blad, "leaf"); Two members of the family – father and son – acquired both city rights and township status for the village at that time. The coat of arms has been redrawn by A. W. Rancken (1880–1954) based on the old coat of arms, which was originally confirmed on 9 April 1793.

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