The area comprising the Southwest is largely the same as the historical province of Finland Proper, so named because it is the original home of the tribe known as the Finns proper.
The name of Finland Proper has a historical function. In historic times, in the area of the present Southern Finland lived three tribes, which were the Finns proper, the Tavastians and the Karelians. The southwestern part of the country, the province where the Finns proper lived, was simply called Finland (Finnish: Suomi). In the 17th century the name began to be used to refer to the whole land and a specified name for the lesser Finland was required. The first notes Fennigia specialiter dicta and Fennigia presse dicta were recorded in Latin in the 1650s, and the Swedish Finland för sig sielft and Egenteliga Finland later in the 18th century. The modern form Egentliga Finland was in official use at the end of the century, and the Finnish term Varsinais-Suomi became established only around the 1850s.[3]
Geographyedit
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.[4] There are around 20,000 islands near the coast.[5]
The southernmost point of Southwest Finland and the southernmost inhabited island is Utö.[6] Its highest point is 164 meters in Kiikala.[7]
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.[9]
^Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
^"Alueluokitusmuutokset 1.1.2019 | Tilastokeskus" [Changes in regional classification on 1 January 2019] (in Finnish). Stat.fi. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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Finland Proper redirects here For other uses see Finland Proper disambiguation Southwest Finland 2 calqued as Finland Proper Finnish Varsinais Suomi IPA ˈʋɑrs inɑi s ˌs uo mi Swedish Egentliga Finland is a region in the southwest of Finland It borders the regions of Satakunta Pirkanmaa Tavastia Proper Kanta Hame Uusimaa and Aland The region s capital and most populous city is Turku which was the capital city of Finland before Helsinki Southwest Finland Varsinais Suomi Finnish Egentliga Finland Swedish Finland ProperRegionRegion of Finland ProperVarsinais Suomen maakunta Landskapet Egentliga FinlandCoat of armsFinland Proper on a map of FinlandCountryFinlandHistorical provinceFinland ProperCapitalTurkuArea Total10 910 05 km2 4 212 39 sq mi Population 2022 Total485 567 Density45 km2 120 sq mi GDP 1 Total 16 219 billion 2015 Per capita 34 252 2015 Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST ISO 3166 codeFI 19NUTS183Regional animalRed foxRegional birdWestern jackdawRegional fishBaltic herringRegional flowerOakRegional stoneRed graniteRegional lakePyhajarviWebsitevarsinais suomi fi The area comprising the Southwest is largely the same as the historical province of Finland Proper so named because it is the original home of the tribe known as the Finns proper Contents 1 Origin of the name Finland Proper 2 Geography 3 Historical provinces 4 Heraldry 5 Municipalities 5 1 Municipalities on the map 5 2 Sub regions 5 3 List of municipalities 6 Demographics 7 Politics 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksOrigin of the name Finland Proper edit nbsp The seal of Finland Proper from 1326 The name of Finland Proper has a historical function In historic times in the area of the present Southern Finland lived three tribes which were the Finns proper the Tavastians and the Karelians The southwestern part of the country the province where the Finns proper lived was simply called Finland Finnish Suomi In the 17th century the name began to be used to refer to the whole land and a specified name for the lesser Finland was required The first notes Fennigia specialiter dicta and Fennigia presse dicta were recorded in Latin in the 1650s and the Swedish Finland for sig sielft and Egenteliga Finland later in the 18th century The modern form Egentliga Finland was in official use at the end of the century and the Finnish term Varsinais Suomi became established only around the 1850s 3 Geography editSouthwest 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 4 There are around 20 000 islands near the coast 5 The southernmost point of Southwest Finland and the southernmost inhabited island is Uto 6 Its highest point is 164 meters in Kiikala 7 Historical provinces editMain article Finland Proper historical province Heraldry editThe region uses the coat of arms of the historical province of Finland Proper Municipalities editMain article Municipalities of Southwest Finland The region of Southwest Finland consists of 27 municipalities 11 of which have city status marked in bold Municipalities on the map edit nbsp nbsp Turku nbsp Salo nbsp Kaarina nbsp Raisio nbsp Naantali nbsp Loimaa nbsp Uusi kaupunki nbsp Lieto nbsp Pargas nbsp Paimio nbsp Somero nbsp Masku nbsp Laitila nbsp Poytya nbsp Mynamaki nbsp Kimitoon nbsp Rusko nbsp Nousiainen nbsp Aura nbsp Sauvo nbsp Koski Tl nbsp Vehmaa nbsp Pyharanta nbsp Marttila nbsp Taivassalo nbsp Oripaa nbsp Kustavi nbsp Gulf of Finland nbsp Archipelago Sea nbsp Turku Archipelago nbsp BothnianSea nbsp Sata kunta nbsp Pirkan maa nbsp Kanta Hame nbsp Uusi maa nbsp Municipalties nbsp Over 100 000 inhabitants nbsp Over 30 000 inhabitants nbsp Over 10 000 inhabitants nbsp Over 3 000 inhabitants nbsp lt 3 000 inhabitantsclass notpageimage Cities and municipalities of Southwest Finland Sub regions edit Loimaa sub region nbsp Aura nbsp Koski Tl Koskis nbsp Loimaa nbsp Marttila S t Martens nbsp Oripaa nbsp Poytya Poytis Turku sub region nbsp Kaarina S t Karins nbsp Lieto Lundo nbsp Masku Masko nbsp Mynamaki Virmo nbsp Naantali Nadendal nbsp Nousiainen Nousis nbsp Paimio Pemar nbsp Raisio Reso nbsp Rusko nbsp Sauvo Sagu nbsp Turku Abo Aboland Turunmaa sub region nbsp Kimitoon Kemionsaari nbsp Pargas Parainen Salo sub region nbsp Salo nbsp Somero Vakka Suomi sub region nbsp Kustavi Gustavs nbsp Laitila Letala nbsp Pyharanta nbsp Taivassalo Tovsala nbsp Uusikaupunki Nystad nbsp Vehmaa Vemo List of municipalities edit Coat ofarms Municipality Population Land area km2 Density km2 Finnishspeakers Swedishspeakers Otherspeakers nbsp Aura 3 961 95 42 97 1 3 nbsp Kaarina 36 339 151 241 89 5 6 nbsp Koski Tl 2 207 192 12 95 0 5 nbsp Kimitoon 6 462 687 9 30 66 4 nbsp Kustavi 949 166 6 93 2 5 nbsp Laitila 8 441 532 16 88 0 12 nbsp Lieto 20 637 301 69 94 1 5 nbsp Loimaa 15 420 848 18 94 0 6 nbsp Marttila 1 930 195 10 96 1 3 nbsp Masku 9 619 175 55 96 1 3 nbsp Mynamaki 7 515 520 14 95 1 4 nbsp Naantali 19 999 313 64 95 1 4 nbsp Nousiainen 4 695 199 24 96 1 3 nbsp Oripaa 1 315 118 11 91 1 9 nbsp Paimio 11 236 239 47 94 1 5 nbsp Pargas 14 999 884 17 41 54 5 nbsp Pyharanta 1 930 144 13 96 1 3 nbsp Poytya 8 130 750 11 94 1 5 nbsp Raisio 25 331 49 520 87 1 12 nbsp Rusko 6 436 127 51 95 2 3 nbsp Salo 51 100 1 987 26 90 1 8 nbsp Sauvo 2 974 253 12 91 2 7 nbsp Somero 8 410 668 13 94 1 5 nbsp Taivassalo 1 705 140 12 92 1 7 nbsp Turku 201 863 246 822 79 5 15 nbsp Uusikaupunki 14 938 503 30 92 0 8 nbsp Vehmaa 2 245 189 12 94 0 5 Total 490 786 9 097 54 84 6 10 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 1980406 360 1985415 899 2 3 1990425 282 2 3 1995435 119 2 3 2000447 103 2 8 2005455 584 1 9 2010465 183 2 1 2015474 323 2 0 2018478 582 0 9 2020481 403 0 6 Source Statistics Finland 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 9 Significant foreign resident groups 10 31 December 2020 1 nbsp Soviet Union 6 153 2 nbsp Estonia 4 092 3 nbsp Iraq 3 775 4 nbsp Yugoslavia 2 934 5 nbsp Iran 1 964 6 nbsp Somalia 1 807 7 nbsp Vietnam 1 023 8 nbsp Romania 960 9 nbsp Poland 948 10 nbsp Thailand 914 11 nbsp Afghanistan 834 12 nbsp China 816 13 nbsp Russia 757 14 nbsp Syria 669 15 nbsp Turkey 624 16 nbsp Germany 555 17 nbsp Ukraine 550 18 nbsp Sweden 511 19 nbsp United Kingdom 477 20 nbsp Latvia 458Politics editResults 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 editFinns proper Southwest Finnish dialectsReferences edit Regions and Cities gt Regional Statistics gt Regional Economy gt Regional GDP per Capita OECD Stats Accessed on 16 November 2018 Alueluokitusmuutokset 1 1 2019 Tilastokeskus Changes in regional classification on 1 January 2019 in Finnish Stat fi 7 January 2019 Retrieved 23 March 2022 Suomalainen paikannimikirja Jyvaskyla Gummerus 2007 ISBN 978 951 593 976 0 Essay Writing Help at Its Finest Saaristoon Saaristoon Archived from the original on 4 December 2020 Retrieved 4 June 2019 Turun Sanomat Hyypp r nharju Kultal hde ja S r m ki Salon kaupunki www salo fi Archived from the original on 6 May 2013 a b c d Area of Finnish Municipalities 1 1 2018 PDF National Land Survey of Finland Retrieved 30 January 2018 Tiesitko tata kesamokeista 10 faktaa Statistics FinlandExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finland Proper nbsp Finland Proper travel guide from Wikivoyage Regional Council of Southwest Finland official website South Finland EU Office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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