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| {{Short description|Region of Finland}}
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| [[File:Svpmap tavastland.png|thumb|Map of Sweden, Finland and Häme-Tavastland]]
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| [[File:Werner Holmberg - Mail Road in Häme.jpg|thumb|''Mail Road in Häme'', [[Werner Holmberg]], 1860]]
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| '''Häme''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈhæme|pron}}; {{langx|sv|Tavastland}}; {{langx|la|Tavastia}}) is the name of a geographical region in [[Finland]], associated with the [[Tavastians]], or Häme people (''hämäläiset''), a subgroup of the [[Finns|Finnish people]]. The precise area referred to can vary depending on the context.
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| == Contemporary contexts ==
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| * ''Häme'', an often vaguely defined area in Southern Finland associated with the Tavastians; the most prominent [[Regions of Finland|regions]] of contemporary ''Häme'' are:
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| **[[Tavastia Proper]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visithame.fi/en/hame/|title=Info }}</ref> (''Kanta-Häme'')
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| ** [[Päijänne Tavastia]] (''Päijät-Häme'')
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| ** [[Pirkanmaa]], (historically, most of this area belonged to [[Satakunta (historical province)|Satakunta]], but today it is strongly associated with ''Häme'')
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| ** [[Central Finland]] (historically, most of this area unambiguously belonged to Tavastia, or ''Häme'', but today the association is weaker)
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| * Place names including the element ''Häme'' in its [[genitive]] form ''Hämeen'':
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| ** [[Hämeenkatu]], the main street of Tampere; streets bearing the same name can be found elsewhere in Finland as well
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| ** [[Hämeenkyrö]], a municipality in Pirkanmaa
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| ** [[Hämeenlinna]], the administrative centre of Tavastia Proper
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| *** ''Hämeen linna'', or [[Häme Castle]], a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, after which the city has been named
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| ** [[Hämeentie]], the longest street in Helsinki; streets bearing the same name can be found elsewhere in Finland as well
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| == Historical contexts ==
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| * [[Tavastia (historical province)]] (''Häme''), a historical province [[Finland under Swedish rule|within the Swedish realm]] from around the 13th century until 1809 and later one of the [[historical provinces of Finland]]
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| * [[County of Nyland and Tavastehus]] (''Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni''), 1634–1809, roughly a combination of the historical provinces of Tavastia and [[Uusimaa (historical province)|Uusimaa]]
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| * [[Governorate of Nyland-Tavastehus]] (''Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni''), 1809–1831, the continuation of the preceding administrative entity within the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]]
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| * [[Governorate of Tavastehus]] (''Hämeen lääni''), 1831–1917, split off again from the Governorate of Nyland-Tavastehus
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| * [[Häme Province]] (''Hämeen lääni''), 1917–1997, the continuation of the preceding administrative entity within the independent Finland
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| ** the provinces of Finland into which the regions of the Häme Province were merged in 1997:
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| *** [[Southern Finland]] (1997–2009)
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| *** [[Western Finland]] (1997–2009)
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| == See also ==
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| *{{wikt-inline|Häme}}
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| * The [[Tavastian dialects]], or Häme dialects (''hämäläismurteet''), of the Finnish language
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| * [[Häme Regiment]], a unit of the Finnish Army located in Lahti
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| == References ==
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| {{coord missing|Finland}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Hame}}
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| [[Category:Geography of Kanta-Häme]]
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| {{Finland-geo-stub}}
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