Kaskinen
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 () and the municipality covers an area of (excluding sea areas) of which is inland water (). The population density is . Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status and its only border neighbor is the town of Närpes. The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish () and the minority Swedish (). Town was founded in 1785 on an island by King Gustav III of Sweden and since  then it has been one of the most important harbours of Finland. In the 18th century, a town plan with long, straight and wide streets was drawn up for the town, and the plan prepared for a clearly larger population; however, even today, there are still many undeveloped estates in the town, and the urban settlement hardly extends beyond the original zoned area. The townscape of Kaskinen consists of uniform wooden construction.