The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. 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 Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern 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 Bothnia towards Åland. The Gulf of Bothnia (Pohjanlahti Bottniska viken ie Bottenviken + Bottenhavet is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea.
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Historical provinces
For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia
In the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Turku ja Pori province, Vaasa province, Central-Finland province and the northern parts of Häme province formed the new province of Western 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. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the 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 Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland. Satakunta (Satakunda Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland. Central Finland (in Finnish Keski-Suomi, in Swedish Mellersta Finland) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Satakunta (Satakunda Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland Central Ostrobothnia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Western Finland. Ostrobothnia (Österbotten Pohjanmaa is a Region of Finland (landskap maakunta South Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions (fi maakunta / sv landskap) of 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 Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland. Coat of arms of historical province of Satakunta in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Satakunta (Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a historical province of Finland
Administration
Main article: Western Finland State Provincial Office
The Western Finland State Provincial Office is a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office serves at five localities; the main office is in Turku, regional service offices are located in Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa, and finally there is an office in Pori. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Jyväskylä (ˈjyvæsˌkylæ is a City and Municipality located in Central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki Tampere ( ˈtɑmpɛrɛ Swedish: Tammerfors or) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Vaasa ( Swedish: Vasa) is a city on the west coast of Finland. Pori ( Björneborg in Swedish) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The State Provincial Office is led by Governor Rauno Saari. The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, Approximately 350 persons work at the State Provincial Office. The agency is divided into eight departments.
Regions
Main article: Regions of Western Finland
Western Finland is divided into seven regions:
- Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa / Sydösterbotten)
- Ostrobothnia (Österbotten / Pohjanmaa)
- Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa / Birkaland)
- Satakunta (Satakunta / Satakunda)
- Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten)
- Central Finland (Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland)
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland)
The regions in Western Finland are divided into 204 municipalities. The Province of Western Finland in Finland is divided on seven regions, 34 districts and 192 municipalities. South Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions (fi maakunta / sv landskap) of Finland. Ostrobothnia (Österbotten Pohjanmaa is a Region of Finland (landskap maakunta Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Satakunta (Satakunda Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland Central Ostrobothnia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Western Finland. Central Finland (in Finnish Keski-Suomi, in Swedish Mellersta Finland) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland. ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Western Finland
The coat of arms of Western Finland is composed of the arms of Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia. Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland. Satakunta (Satakunda Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland
External links
- Western Finland State Provincial Office - Official site
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