Southern Finland

Encyclopedia : S : SO : SOU : Southern Finland

Etelä-Suomen lääni
Södra Finlands län

Province
Residence city Hämeenlinna
Governor Anneli Taina
Historical provinces Tavastia
Karelia
Nylandia
Regions South Karelia
Päijänne Tavastia
Tavastia Proper
Uusimaa
Eastern Uusimaa
Kymenlaakso
Area
- Total 34,378 Square kilometre>km²
Population
- Total (2002)
- Population density>Density Ranked 1st
2,095,416
69,0/km²

Map highlighting the location of the Province of Southern Finland
Province Residence city Turku Governor Rauno Saari Historical provinces Finland Proper
Satakunda
Ostrobothnia Regions Finland Proper
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
Ostrobothnia
Southern Ostrobothnia Area
- Total 74,185 Square kilometre>km² Population
- Total (2002)
- Population density>Density Ranked 2nd
1,839,581
24,8/km²
Map highlighting the location of the Province of Western Finland -->

The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia.

Contents

1 Historical Provinces
2 Administration
3 Regions
4 Heraldry
5 External links

Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia, Karelia and Nylandia

In the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Uusimaa province, Kymi province and the southern parts of Häme province formed the new province of Southern Finland.

Administration

Main article: State Provincial Office of Southern Finland

The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employs about 380 persons. Its service units are located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki and Kouvola.

Regions

Southern Finland is divided into 6 regions:

South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala/ Södra Karelen)
Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme/ Päijänne Tavastland)
Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme/ Egentliga Tavastland)
Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland)
Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)

Southern Finland is divided into 88 municipalities.

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Southern Finland

The coat of arms of Southern Finland is composed of the arms of Tavastia, Karelia and Nylandia.

External links

[Southern Finland State Provincial Office] - Official site

Provinces of Finland
Eastern Finland \| Lapland \| Oulu \| Southern Finland \| Western Finland \| Åland

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