Southern Finland ( Finnish : Etelä-Suomen lääni , Swedish : Södra Finlands län ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland . It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia .
3-759: On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province , the Kymi Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province were joined to form the new Southern Finland Province. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employed about 380 persons. Its service offices were located in
6-574: The cities of Hämeenlinna , Helsinki , and Kouvola . The administrative seat was placed at Hämeenlinna. Southern Finland was divided into six regions: Southern Finland was divided into 72 municipalities in 2009. The coat of arms of Southern Finland was composed of the arms of Tavastia , Karelia and Uusimaa . 60°30′N 26°00′E / 60.500°N 26.000°E / 60.500; 26.000 Uusimaa Province The Province of Uusimaa ( Finnish : Uudenmaan lääni , Swedish : Nylands län , Russian : Губерния У́усимаа )
9-626: Was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. It was established in 1831, when the County of Nyland and Tavastehus was divided into the Häme Province and Uusimaa Province. In 1997 it was merged with the Kymi Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province into the new Southern Finland Province . The beginnings of the Province of Uusimaa lie in the Swedish governance reforms of 1634 . At that time, new counties were established also in
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