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Southern Finland

The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders to the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders to the Gulf of Finland and Russia.

Etelä-Suomen lääni
Södra Finlands län

Recidence city	Hämeenlinna[?]
Governor	Tuula Linnainmaa
Historical provinces	Tavastia Karelia Uusimaa
Area - Total	Ranked 5th 34,378 km²
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 1st 2,095,416 69 / km²

Table of contents

1 Historical Provinces

2 Regions

Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia, Karelia and Uusimaa

Regions Main article: Regions of Finland

Eastern Finland is divided into 6 regions:

Eastern Uusimaa
Kymenlaakso
Päijänne Tavastia
Southern Karelia
Tavastia Proper
Uusimaa

Administration Main article: State Provincial Office of Southern Finland[?]

The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.

Municipalities Main article: Municipalities of Southern Finland[?]

Southern Finland is divided into 88 municipalities and contains the cities of Hämeenlinna[?], Helsinki, Kouvola[?].

Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Southern Finland[?]

External links

Southern Finland (http://www.laaninhallitus.fi/etela) - State Provincial Office

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