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Finland Proper
Finland Proper; Varsinais-Suomen maakunta; Egentliga Finlands landskap
	— Region —
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Finland Proper on a map of Finland
Country	Finland
Province	Western Finland
Historical province	Finland Proper
	Area
- Total	10,910.05 km2 (4,212.4 sq mi)
	Population (2009)
- Total	461,100
- Density	42.3/km2 (109.5/sq mi)
NUTS	183
Regional bird	Jackdaw
Regional fish	Baltic herring
Regional flower	Oak
Website	pohjois-karjala.fi

For other uses, see Finland Proper (disambiguation).

Finland Proper or Southwest Finland^[1] (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi, Swedish: Egentliga Finland), is a region in south-western Finland now designated the Province of Western Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper and Uusimaa.

[edit] Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper (historical province)

[edit] Regional Council

Main article: Regional Council of Southwest Finland

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Finland Proper

The region of Finland Proper is made up of 28 municipalities, of which 11 are cities.

[edit] Cities

Turku (175,422)^[2]
Salo (54,876)
Raisio (24,166)
Kaarina (30,549)
Naantali (18,461)
Uusikaupunki (15,875)

Väståboland (15,398)
Loimaa (17,047)
Paimio (10,293)
Somero (9,476)
Laitila (8,447)

[edit] Other municipalities

[edit] Heraldry

The region uses the coat of arms of the historical province of Finland Proper.

[edit] Notes

^ The regional council of the region uses the name "Southwest Finland". Despite this, the Language Planning Department of Finland recommends the name "Finland Proper" as suggested in the statement by the Interior Ministry of Finland in 1988.
^ "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[edit] External links

Media related to Finland Proper at Wikimedia Commons
Regional Council of Southwest Finland – Official site

Coordinates: 60°30′N 22°45′E / 60.5°N 22.75°E / 60.5; 22.75

[0] The regional council of the region uses the name "Southwest Finland". Despite this, the Language Planning Department of Finland recommends the name "Finland Proper" as suggested in the statement by the Interior Ministry of Finland in 1988.

[population_count-1] "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

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