Southwest Finland
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Southwest Finland (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a region (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Turku, which was the capital city of Finland before Helsinki.
The region largely corresponds to the historical province of Finland Proper. Until 2019, its official English name was Finland Proper,[1] a designation still used in Finnish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Swedish (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
Origin of the name Finland Proper
The name Finland Proper has historical roots. In Early Middle Ages, in the area of the present-day Southern Finland was inhabited by three main tribes: the Finns, the Tavastians and the Karelians. The southwestern part of the country, where the Finns lived, was originally called simply Finland (Suomi in Finnish).
By the 17th century, the name Finland began to be used for a broader area, creating a need for a more specific name for this region. The earliest recorded terms for "Finland Proper" appeared in Latin in the 1650s as Fennigia specialiter dicta and Fennigia presse dicta. Later, in the 18th century, the Swedish terms Finland för sig sielft and Egenteliga Finland emerged. The modern Swedish name Egentliga Finland became officially recognized by the end of the century, while the Finnish equivalent, Varsinais-Suomi, was established around the 1850s.[2]
Geography
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Southwest Finland's nature differs from other regions. The most notable biotopes are the Archipelago Sea and groves. 80% of Finland's insect species can be found in Southwest Finland.[3] There are around 20,000 islands near the coast.[4]
The southernmost point of Southwest Finland and the southernmost inhabited island is Utö.[5] Its highest point is 164 meters in Kiikala.[6]
Historical provinces
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Heraldry
The region uses the coat of arms of the historical province of Finland Proper. The knight's helmet motif on the coat of arms has been interpreted as symbolizing the court of Duke of Finland, the in the southern part of the duchy, as well as the region's position as the administrative centre of the land.[7]
Municipalities
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The region of Southwest Finland consists of 27 municipalities, 11 of which have city status (marked in bold).
Municipalities on the map
Sub-regions
Loimaa sub-region: Template:Div col
- File:Aura.vaakuna.svg Aura
- File:Koski.Tl.vaakuna.svg Koski Tl (Koskis)
- File:Loimaa.vaakuna.svg Loimaa
- File:Marttila.vaakuna.svg Marttila (S:t Mårtens)
- File:Oripää.vaakuna.svg Oripää
- File:Pöytyän vaakuna.svg Pöytyä (Pöytis)
Turku sub-region: Template:Div col
- File:Piikkiö.vaakuna.svg Kaarina (S:t Karins)
- File:Lieto vaakuna.svg Lieto (Lundo)
- File:Askainen.vaakuna.svg Masku (Masko)
- File:Mynämäki.vaakuna.svg Mynämäki (Virmo)
- File:Naantali.vaakuna.svg Naantali (Nådendal)
- File:Nousiainen.vaakuna.svg Nousiainen (Nousis)
- File:Paimio vaakuna.svg Paimio (Pemar)
- File:Raisio.vaakuna.svg Raisio (Reso)
- File:Vahto.vaakuna.svg Rusko
- File:Sauvo.vaakuna.svg Sauvo (Sagu)
- File:Turku.vaakuna.svg Turku (Åbo)
Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region: Template:Div col
- File:Dragsfjärd.vaakuna.svg Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari)
- File:Nagu.vapen.Nauvo.vaakuna.svg Pargas (Parainen)
Salo sub-region: Template:Div col
Vakka-Suomi sub-region: Template:Div col
- File:Kustavi vaakuna.svg Kustavi (Gustavs)
- File:Laitila vaakuna.svg Laitila (Letala)
- File:Pyhäranta vaakuna.svg Pyhäranta
- File:Taivassalo vaakuna.svg Taivassalo (Tövsala)
- File:Uusikaupunki.vaakuna.svg Uusikaupunki (Nystad)
- File:Vehmaa.vaakuna.svg Vehmaa (Vemo)
List of municipalities
| Coat of arms |
Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Finnish speakers |
Swedish speakers |
Other speakers |
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| Coat of arms of Aura, Finland | Aura | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Kaarina | Kaarina | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Koski Tl | Koski Tl | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Kimitoön | Kimitoön | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Kustavi | Kustavi | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Laitila | Laitila | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Lieto | Lieto | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Loimaa | Loimaa | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Marttila | Marttila | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Masku | Masku | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Mynämäki | Mynämäki | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Naantali | Naantali | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Nousiainen | Nousiainen | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Oripää | Oripää | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Paimio | Paimio | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Pargas | Pargas | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Pyhäranta | Pyhäranta | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Pöytyä | Pöytyä | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Raisio | Raisio | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Rusko | Rusko | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Salo | Salo | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Sauvo | Sauvo | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Somero | Somero | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Taivassalo | Taivassalo | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Turku | Turku | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Uusikaupunki | Uusikaupunki | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
| Coat of arms of Vehmaa | Vehmaa | Template:Data Finland municipality | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". % |
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Demographics
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As of 2020, Southwest Finland had a population of 481,403, making it the third most populated Finnish region after Uusimaa and Pirkanmaa. 86.45% speak Finnish, 5.68% Swedish and 7.86% speak other languages, the most common being Russian, Estonian, Arabic, Kurdish and Albanian.
It has the most summer cottages out of any Finnish region, with 49,000 as of 2012.[8]
Politics
Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Southwest Finland:
- National Coalition Party 23.0%
- Finns Party 20.0%
- Social Democratic Party 18.1%
- Left Alliance 11.6%
- Centre Party 8.4%
- Green League 7.0%
- Swedish People's Party 4.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
- Movement Now 2.3%
- Other parties 1.9%
See also
References
External links
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