| Western Finland Länsi-Suomen lääni Västra Finlands län |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Capital | Turku | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Rauno Saari | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 74,185 km2 (28,643 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 1,839,581 | ||
| - Density | 24.8/km2 (64.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LS | ||
| NUTS code | 19 | ||
The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.
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Former provinces
For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia
On January 1, 1998 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland and the northern parts of the Province of Häme were joined to form the new Province of Western Finland.
Administration
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. The State Provincial Office is led by Governor Rauno Saari. 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.
Heraldry
The coat of arms of Western Finland is composed of the arms of Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia.
External links
- Western Finland State Provincial Office - Official site
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