| Southern Finland Etelä-Suomen lääni Södra Finlands län |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Capital | Hämeenlinna | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Anneli Taina | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 34,378 km2 (13,273.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 2,095,416 | ||
| - Density | 61/km2 (157.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | ES | ||
| NUTS code | 18 | ||
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.
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Former provinces
For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia, Karelia and Nylandia
On January 1, 1998 the Province of Uusimaa, the Province of Kymi and the southern parts of the Province of Häme were joined to form the new Province of Southern 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 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.
Heraldry
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
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