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Western Finland (Finnish: Länsi-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. Tampere was the largest city of the province.

Western Finland
Länsi-Suomen lääni
Västra Finlands län
CountryFinland
EstablishedSeptember 1, 1997
AbolishedJanuary 1, 2010
CapitalTurku
Government
  GovernorRauno Saari
Area
  Total74,185 km2 (28,643 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2009)
  Total1,889,542
  Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLS
NUTS code19

History


On September 1, 1997 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland, the northern parts of the Province of Häme and the western parts of the Mikkeli Province were joined to form the then new Province of Western Finland.

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


Administration


The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities; the main office was placed in Turku, and regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä, Tampere, Vaasa, and Pori. Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The agency was divided into eight departments.


Regions


Western Finland was divided into seven regions:


Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)


Western Finland was divided into 142 municipalities in 2009.


Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)



Governors



Heraldry


The coat of arms of Western Finland was composed of the arms of Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia.


Notes


  1. "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.



На других языках


[de] Westfinnland (Provinz)

Die Provinz Westfinnland (finn. Länsi-Suomen lääni, schwed. Västra Finlands län) war von 1997 bis 2009 eine Provinz (lääni) Finnlands. Sie umfasste die Landschaften (maakunta) Varsinais-Suomi, Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Mittelfinnland, Österbotten, Südösterbotten und Mittelösterbotten. Die Fläche betrug 81.149 Quadratkilometer, die Einwohnerzahl lag bei rund 1,9 Millionen (2009). Verwaltungssitz war die Stadt Turku.
- [en] Western Finland Province



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