Southwest Finland

Southwest Finland (Template:Langx, Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a region (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> a designation still used in Finnish (Template:Lang) and Swedish (Template:Lang).

Origin of the name Finland Proper

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The seal of Finland Proper from 1326

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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Turku Archipelago

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are around 20,000 islands near the coast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The southernmost point of Southwest Finland and the southernmost inhabited island is Utö.<ref>Turun Sanomat</ref> Its highest point is 164 meters in Kiikala.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Municipalities

The region of Southwest Finland consists of 27 municipalities, 11 of which have city status (marked in bold).

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

• File:Halikko vaakuna.svg Salo
• File:Somero.vaakuna.svg Somero

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

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Raisin sausage

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
Coat of arms of Aura, Finland	Aura	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Kaarina	Kaarina	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Koski Tl	Koski Tl	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Kimitoön	Kimitoön	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Kustavi	Kustavi	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Laitila	Laitila	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Lieto	Lieto	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Loimaa	Loimaa	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Marttila	Marttila	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Masku	Masku	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Mynämäki	Mynämäki	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Naantali	Naantali	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Nousiainen	Nousiainen	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Oripää	Oripää	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Paimio	Paimio	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Pargas	Pargas	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Pyhäranta	Pyhäranta	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Pöytyä	Pöytyä	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Raisio	Raisio	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Rusko	Rusko	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Salo	Salo	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Sauvo	Sauvo	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Somero	Somero	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Taivassalo	Taivassalo	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Turku	Turku	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Uusikaupunki	Uusikaupunki	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
Coat of arms of Vehmaa	Vehmaa	Template:Data Finland municipality	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipalityround 0}}	{{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/Template:Data Finland municipality round 0}}	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %	{{#expr:(Template:Data Finland municipality/native language other/Template:Data Finland municipality*100)round 0 }} %
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Demographics

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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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

• Finns proper
• Southwest Finnish dialects

External links

• Template:Official website
• South Finland EU Office