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			\| established_date = September 1, 1997
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	~~The~~ '''~~Province of~~ Southern Finland''' is a ] of ]. It ~~borders~~ the provinces of ] and ]. It also ~~borders~~ the ] and ].		'''Southern Finland''' ({{langx\|fi\|Etelä-Suomen lääni}}, {{langx\|sv\|Södra Finlands län}}) was a ] of ] from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of ] and ]. It also bordered the ] and ].

	== ~~Historical Provinces~~ ==		== History ==
			{{For\|history, geography, and culture\|Tavastia (historical province)\|Karelia (historical province of Finland)\|Uusimaa (historical province)}}
	''For History, Geography and Culture see: ], ] and ]''

	In ~~the~~ 1997 ~~redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6~~ the Uusimaa ~~province~~, Kymi ~~province~~ and the southern parts of Häme ~~province~~ ~~formed~~ the new ~~province of~~ Southern Finland.		On September 1, 1997 the ], the ] and the southern parts of the ] were joined to form the new Southern Finland Province.

			All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/New+regional+administration+model+abolishes+provinces+in+2010/1135251815296 \|title=New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010 \|publisher=Sanoma Corporation \|date=31 December 2009 \|work=Helsingin Sanomat International Edition \|access-date=1 January 2010
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103110944/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/New+regional+administration+model+abolishes+provinces+in+2010/1135251815296
			\|archive-date= 2010-01-03}}</ref>

	== Administration ==		== Administration ==
	''Main article: ]''

	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 ], ] and ].		The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employed about 380 persons. Its service offices were located in the cities of ], ], and ]. The administrative seat was placed at Hämeenlinna.

	== Regions ==		== Regions ==
	{{~~main~~\|Regions of Southern Finland}}		{{Main\|Regions of Southern Finland}}

	Southern Finland is divided into 6 regions:		Southern Finland was divided into six regions:
	*] (''Etelä-Karjala'')		*] (''Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen'')
	*] (''Päijät-Häme'')		*] (''Päijät-Häme / Päijänne Tavastland'')
	*] (''Kanta-Häme'')		*] (''Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland'')
	*] (''Uusimaa/ Nyland'')		*] (''Uusimaa / Nyland'')
	*] (''Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland'')		*] (''Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland'')
	*] (''Kymenlaakso'')		*] (''Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen'')

			== Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold) ==
	Southern Finland is divided into 88 ].
			Southern Finland was divided into 72 ] in 2009.
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			== Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009) ==
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			== Governors ==
			*] 1997-2003
			*] 2003-2009

	== Heraldry ==		== Heraldry ==
	''Main article: ]''

	The coat of arms of Southern Finland is composed of the arms of ], ] and ].		The coat of arms of Southern Finland was composed of the arms of ], ] and ].

			==Notes==
			{{Reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 29 October 2024

Place in Finland

Southern Finland Province Etelä-Suomen lääniSödra Finlands län
Coat of arms

Country	Finland
Established	September 1, 1997
Abolished	January 1, 2010
Capital	Hämeenlinna
Largest city	Helsinki
Government
• Governor	Anneli Taina
Area
• Total	34,378 km (13,273 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,209,677
• Density	64/km (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	ES
NUTS code	18

Southern Finland (Finnish: Etelä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.

History

For history, geography, and culture, see Tavastia (historical province), Karelia (historical province of Finland), and Uusimaa (historical province).

On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Kymi Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province were joined to form the new Southern Finland Province.

All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.

Administration

The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employed about 380 persons. Its service offices were located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki, and Kouvola. The administrative seat was placed at Hämeenlinna.

Regions

Main article: Regions of Southern Finland

Southern Finland was divided into six regions:

South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen)
Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme / Päijänne Tavastland)
Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland)
Uusimaa (Uusimaa / Nyland)
Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland)
Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen)

Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)

Southern Finland was divided into 72 municipalities in 2009.

Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)

Governors

Tuula Linnainmaa 1997-2003
Anneli Taina 2003-2009

Heraldry

The coat of arms of Southern Finland was composed of the arms of Tavastia, Karelia and Uusimaa.

Notes

"New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

External links

Southern Finland State Provincial Office - Official site

v t e Former provinces of Finland
In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished.
1634–1775	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634) Ostrobothnia (1634–1775) Viborg and Nyslott (1634–1721) Kexholm (1634–1721) Kymmenegård and Nyslott (1721–1747) Savolax and Kymmenegård (1747–1775)
1775–1831	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634–1831) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Kymmenegård (1775–1831) Savolax and Karelia (1775–1831) Viipuri (1812)
1831–1918	Turku and Pori (1634) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812) Häme (1831) Uusimaa (1831) Mikkeli (1831) Kuopio (1831)
1918–1997	Turku and Pori (1634–1997) Vaasa (1775–1997) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812–1945) Häme (1831–1997) Uusimaa (1831–1997) Mikkeli (1831–1997) Kuopio (1831–1997) Åland (1918) Petsamo (1921–1921) Lapland (1938) Kymi (1945–1997) Central Finland (1960–1997) Northern Karelia (1960–1997)
1997–2009	Oulu (1775–2009) Åland (1918–2009) Lapland (1938–2009) Southern Finland (1997–2009) Western Finland (1997–2009) Eastern Finland (1997–2009)
Related	Historical provinces

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