Western Finland
Information about Western Finland
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.
In the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Turku ja Pori province, Vaasa province, Central-Finland province and the northern parts of Häme province formed the new province of Western Finland.
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.
Western Finland is divided into seven regions:
The coat of arms of Western Finland is composed of the arms of Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia.
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Historical provinces
For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper, Satakunta and OstrobothniaIn the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Turku ja Pori province, Vaasa province, Central-Finland province and the northern parts of Häme province formed the new province of Western Finland.
Administration
Main article: Western Finland State Provincial OfficeThe 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 FinlandWestern Finland is divided into seven regions:
- Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa)
- Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa)
- Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa)
- Satakunta (Satakunta)
- Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa)
- Central Finland (Keski-Suomi)
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi)
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Western FinlandThe 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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Republic of Finland
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Anthem
Maamme (Finnish)
Vårt land (Swedish)
Our Land
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Maamme (Finnish)
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Our Land
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The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia.
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Historical Province
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The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to Russia.
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Historical provinces
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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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Gulf of Bothnia (Finnish: Pohjanlahti; Swedish: Bottniska viken) is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast.
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Capital
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Republic of Finland
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City of Turku
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Location of Turku in Northern Europe
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The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, Lääninhallitus, or Länsstyrelse. The governors are appointed by the President.
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The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi, Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the country's joint history with Sweden.
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Finland Proper or Southwest Finland[1] (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi, Swedish: Egentliga Finland), is a region in south-western Finland.
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Satakunta (Swedish: Satakunda, Latin: Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a region (maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland.
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Ostrobothnia may refer to:
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- Ostrobothnia, an area on the eastern side of the Gulf of Bothnia, in west central Finland, with no specific boundaries.
- Ostrobothnia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden until 1809, now situated in Finland.
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Republic of Finland
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Finland Proper or Southwest Finland[1] (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi, Swedish: Egentliga Finland), is a region in south-western Finland.
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Central Finland (in Finnish Keski-Suomi, in Swedish Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Finland.
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Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland.
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Satakunta (Swedish: Satakunda, Latin: Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a region (maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland.
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Central Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Western Finland. It borders to the regions Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Southern Ostrobothnia.
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Ostrobothnia is one of Finland's 20 regions (fi: maakunta/sv: landskap). It is located in Central Finland. It borders to the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta.
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South Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions (fi: maakunta / sv: landskap) of Finland.
Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.
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Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.
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Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. The term Surface area is the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an object.
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Units
Units for measuring surface area include:- square metre = SI derived unit
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Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to:
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- 1,000,000 m²
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population is the collection of people or organisms of a particular species living in a given geographic area or mortality, and migration, though the field encompasses many dimensions of population change including the family (marriage and divorce), public health, work and the
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Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, humans in particular.
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Finland Proper or Southwest Finland[1] (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi, Swedish: Egentliga Finland), is a region in south-western Finland.
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Satakunta (Swedish: Satakunda, Latin: Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a region (maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland.
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Ostrobothnia may refer to:
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- Ostrobothnia, an area on the eastern side of the Gulf of Bothnia, in west central Finland, with no specific boundaries.
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City of Turku
Turun kaupunki - Åbo stad
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Location of Turku in Northern Europe
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