Southwest Finland
region of Finland
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Summary
Southwest Finland is a region of Finland[1]. It draws 801 Wikipedia views per month (region of finland category, ranking #6 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Finland[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Capital: Turku[5]
- Shares border with: Satakunta[6], Kanta-Häme[7], Åland[8], Uusimaa[9], Pirkanmaa[10], international waters[11]
- Anthem: Varsinaissuomalaisten laulu[12]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Southwest Finland[13]
- Commons category: Finland Proper[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[15], Eastern European Time[16], UTC+03:00[17]
- Inception: January 1, 1994[18]
- Official website: http://www.varsinais-suomi.fi/[19], https://varsinais-suomi.fi/sv/[20], https://varsinais-suomi.fi/en/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Southwest Finland[22]
- Population: 481,673[23]
- Official name: Varsinais-Suomi[24], Egentliga Finland[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Finland Proper[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Finland Proper[27]
- Native label: Varsinais-Suomi[28], Egentliga Finland[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Southwest Finland[30]
- Different from: Finland Proper[31]
- Area: 10912.22 km²[32]
- Official symbol: Red Fox[33], Western Jackdaw[34], Baltic herring[35], Quercus robur[36], granite[37], Pyhäjärvi[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[39]
Why It Matters
Southwest Finland has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]