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The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) ISO 3166-2FI is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Finland. Hämeenlinna The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap of Finland is a legacy of the country's joint history with Historical province of Karelia in Finlandpng|right|150px|thumb|Historical province of Karelia in modern Finland(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland Coat of arms of historical province of Uusimaa in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Uusimaa, Nyland in Swedish is a historical province in the south of Finland. Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) The Region of South Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Päijänne Tavastia ( Finnish: Päijät-Häme) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne Tavastia Proper is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. This article is about the contemporary region of Finland For other uses of Uusimaa see Uusimaa (disambiguation Uusimaa, or Nyland Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. Kymenlaakso ( Swedish Kymmenedalen) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia. The Gulf of Finland ( Finnish: Suomenlahti, Russian: Финский залив, Finskiy zaliv, Swedish: Finska viken Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
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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. Historical province of Karelia in Finlandpng|right|150px|thumb|Historical province of Karelia in modern Finland(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland Coat of arms of historical province of Uusimaa in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Uusimaa, Nyland in Swedish is a historical province in the south of Finland.
Administration
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. Hämeenlinna Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Kouvola is a town in southeastern Finland. It is located 134 km northeast of the capital Helsinki. Hämeenlinna being the capital of Southern Finland.
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. The Province of Southern Finland in Finland is divided on six regions, 16 sub-regions and 88 municipalities. The Region of South Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Päijänne Tavastia ( Finnish: Päijät-Häme) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne Tavastia Proper is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. This article is about the contemporary region of Finland For other uses of Uusimaa see Uusimaa (disambiguation Uusimaa, or Nyland Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. Kymenlaakso ( Swedish Kymmenedalen) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and
Heraldry
The coat of arms of Southern Finland is composed of the arms of Tavastia, Karelia and Nylandia. Historical province of Karelia in Finlandpng|right|150px|thumb|Historical province of Karelia in modern Finland(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland Coat of arms of historical province of Uusimaa in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Uusimaa, Nyland in Swedish is a historical province in the south of Finland.
External links
- Southern Finland State Provincial Office - Official site