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Western Finland
Western Finland; Länsi-Suomen lääni; Västra Finlands län
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Country	Finland
Capital	Turku
	Government
- Governor	Rauno Saari
	Area
- Total	74,185 km2 (28,643 sq mi)
	Population (2002)
- Total	1,839,581
- Density	24.8/km2 (64.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	LS
NUTS code	19

The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.

[edit] Former provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia

On January 1, 1998 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland and the northern parts of the Province of Häme were joined to form the new Province of Western Finland.

[edit] Administration

The Western Finland State Provincial Office is a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office serves at five localities; the main office is in Turku, regional service offices are located in Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa, and finally there is an office in Pori. The State Provincial Office is led by Governor Rauno Saari. Approximately 350 persons work at the State Provincial Office. The agency is divided into eight departments.