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Western Finland

The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders to the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.

Länsi-Suomen lääni
Västra Finlands län

Recidence city	Turku
Governor	Heikki Koski
Historical provinces	Finland Proper Satakunda Ostrobothnia
Area - Total	Ranked 2nd 74,185 km²
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 2nd 1,839,581 24,8 / km²

Table of contents

1 Historical Provinces

2 Regions

Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper, Satakunda and Ostrobothnia

Regions Main article: Regions of Finland

Western Finland is divided into 7 regions:

Pirkanmaa
Finland Proper
Central Finland
Satakunta
Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia
Southern Ostrobothnia

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

Western Finland is divided into 204 municipalities and contains the cities of Turku, Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa.

Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Western Finland[?]

External links

Western Finland (http://www.laaninhallitus.fi/lansi) - State Provincial Office

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