Southern Finland

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**Etelä-Suomen lääni**
**Södra Finlands län**
Image:Escut Regió Southern Finland.PNG
Province	FI-ES
Residence city	Hämeenlinna
Governor	Anneli Taina
Historical provinces	Tavastia Karelia Nylandia
Regions	South Karelia Päijänne Tavastia Tavastia Proper Uusimaa Eastern Uusimaa Kymenlaakso
Area - Total	Ranked 5th 34,378 km²
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 1st 2,095,416 69,0/km²

Map highlighting the location of the Province of Southern Finland

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.

1 Historical Provinces
2 Administration
3 Regions
4 Heraldry
5 External links

[edit] Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia, Karelia and Nylandia

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.

[edit] Administration

Main article: State Provincial Office of Southern 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. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employs about 380 persons. Its service units are located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki and Kouvola.