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Bothnia

American  
[both-nee-uh] / ˈbɒθ ni ə /

noun

  1. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. About 400 miles (645 km) long.


Bothnia British  
/ ˈbɒθnɪə /

noun

  1. an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending north between Sweden and Finland

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As freshwater input grew, the seaway gradually changed from salty to brackish and eventually to mostly freshwater, similar to conditions seen today in the Gulf of Bothnia.

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

It is made for the Gulf of Bothnia and the alleyways of Jokkmokk and the lethal zephyrs of Njörðr.

From The New Yorker Jun. 25, 2018

It’s located on the Gulf of Bothnia, across the gulf from Sweden, and most people here speak Swedish.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2015

The ship was saved in 1987, when the city of Kemi, a small port on the Gulf of Bothnia, the finger of water separating Finland and Sweden, decided that it had tourist potential.

From New York Times Mar. 18, 2014

I shall also be happy to hear that the expedition to the Gulf of Bothnia has been terminated by the expulsion of the whole of the Russian force from Sweden.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Ross, John, Sir

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