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Southern Finland

The Province of Southern Finland is a province

Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
of Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. It borders the provinces of Western Finland

Western Finland

The Province of Western Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu , Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia towards ?land....
and Eastern Finland

Eastern Finland

The Province of Eastern Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu Province, Western Finland and Southern Finland....
. It also borders the Gulf of Finland

Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it....
and Russia

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
.

or History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia

Tavastia

Tavastia may refer to:* Tavastia, an area in south central Finland.* Tavastia , a historical provinces of Finland of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland....
, Karelia

Finnish Karelia

Karelia is a historical provinces of Finland. It refers to the Western Karelia that during the 2nd millennium AD have been under Western World dominance, religiously and politically....
and Nylandia

Nylandia

Uusimaa or Nyland in Swedish, is a Historical provinces of Finland in the south of Finland. It borders to Finland Proper, Tavastia, Savonia, and Finnish Karelia....

On January 1, 1998 the Province of Uusimaa, the Province of Kymi

Province of Kymi

The Province of Kymi was a Provinces of Finland of Finland from 1947 to 1997.The Province of Kymi was the remainder of the territory from the Province of Viipuri after the main part was left to Russia at the Moscow Armistice in 1944....
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.

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Encyclopedia

The Province of Southern Finland is a province

Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
of Finland

Finland

Western Finland

Eastern Finland

The Province of Eastern Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu Province, Western Finland and Southern Finland....
. It also borders the Gulf of Finland

Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it....
and Russia

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
.

Former provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia
Tavastia

Tavastia may refer to:* Tavastia, an area in south central Finland.* Tavastia , a historical provinces of Finland of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland....
, Karelia
Finnish Karelia

Karelia is a historical provinces of Finland. It refers to the Western Karelia that during the 2nd millennium AD have been under Western World dominance, religiously and politically....
and Nylandia
Nylandia

Uusimaa or Nyland in Swedish, is a Historical provinces of Finland in the south of Finland. It borders to Finland Proper, Tavastia, Savonia, and Finnish Karelia....

On January 1, 1998 the Province of Uusimaa, the Province of Kymi

Province of Kymi

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

Hämeenlinna

H?meenlinna is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia in the south of Finland....
, Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
and Kouvola

Kouvola

Kouvola is a cities of Finland and Municipalities of Finland in southeastern Finland. It is located northeast of the capital, Helsinki.Kouvola's central location within Finland's borders and as a border post between the European Union and Russian Federation makes it a quite lively town....
. Hämeenlinna being the capital of Southern Finland.

Regions

Southern Finland is divided into 6 regions:

South Karelia
South Karelia

South Karelia is a Regions of Finland of Finland. It borders to the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, North Karelia and to Russia. The term "South Karelia" might also be used to refer to the southern parts of the entire Karelia — the Region of South Karelia is termed "South" because it is the southernmost part of Karelia on...
(Etelä-Karjala/ Södra Karelen)
Päijänne Tavastia
Päijänne Tavastia

P?ij?nne Tavastia is a Regions of Finland in Southern Finland south of the lake P?ij?nne. It borders the regions Uusimaa ,Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, central Finland, Southern Savonia, Kymenlaakso, and Eastern Uusimaa....
(Päijät-Häme/ Päijänne Tavastland)
Tavastia Proper
Tavastia Proper

Tavastia Proper is a Regions of Finland of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper , Satakunta , Pirkanmaa, P?ij?nne Tavastia, and Uusimaa ....
(Kanta-Häme/ Egentliga Tavastland)
Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
Eastern Uusimaa
Eastern Uusimaa

Eastern Uusimaa is a Regions of Finland in Southern Finland. It borders to the regions Uusimaa , P?ij?nne Tavastia, and Kymenlaakso....
(Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland)
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso

Kymenlaakso is a Regions of Finland in Southern Finland. It borders to the regions Eastern Uusimaa, P?ij?nne Tavastia, Southern Savonia, and South Karelia....
(Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)

Southern Finland is divided into 88 municipalities

Municipalities of Finland

||-||}The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country....
.

Heraldry

The coat of arms of Southern Finland is composed of the arms of Tavastia

Tavastia

Tavastia may refer to:* Tavastia, an area in south central Finland.* Tavastia , a historical provinces of Finland of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland....
, Karelia

Finnish Karelia

Nylandia

Uusimaa or Nyland in Swedish, is a Historical provinces of Finland in the south of Finland. It borders to Finland Proper, Tavastia, Savonia, and Finnish Karelia....
.

External links

- Official site