Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi [ˈʋɑrs̠inɑi̯s̠ˌs̠uo̞̯mi]; Swedish: Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The region's capital and most populous city is Turku, which was the capital city of Finland before Helsinki.
Southwest Finland
Finland Proper | |
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| Region of Finland Proper Varsinais-Suomen maakunta Landskapet Egentliga Finland | |
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Coat of arms | |
Finland Proper on a map of Finland | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Finland Proper |
| Capital | Turku |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,910.05 km2 (4,212.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 485,567 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €16.219 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €34,252 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-19 |
| NUTS | 183 |
| Regional animal | Red fox |
| Regional bird | Western jackdaw |
| Regional fish | Baltic herring |
| Regional flower | Oak |
| Regional stone | Red granite |
| Regional lake | Pyhäjärvi |
| Website | varsinais-suomi.fi |
The area comprising the Southwest is largely the same as the historical province of Finland Proper, so named because it is the original home of the tribe known as the Finns proper.
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