Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland
Finland Proper | |
|---|---|
| Region of Finland Proper Varsinais-Suomen maakunta Landskapet Egentliga Finland | |
Southwest Finland on a map of Finland | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Finland Proper |
| Capital | Turku |
| Other towns | Kaarina, Laitila, Loimaa, Naantali, Paimio, Pargas, Raisio, Salo, Somero and Uusikaupunki |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,910.05 km2 (4,212.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 485,567 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €16.219 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €34,252 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-19 |
| NUTS | 183 |
| Regional animal | Red fox |
| Regional bird | Western jackdaw |
| Regional fish | Baltic herring |
| Regional flower | Oak |
| Regional stone | Red granite |
| Regional lake | Pyhäjärvi |
| Website | varsinais-suomi.fi |
Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi, IPA: [ˈʋɑrs̠inɑi̯s̠ˌs̠uo̞̯mi]; Swedish: Egentliga Finland) is a region (Finnish: maakunta, Swedish: landskap) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (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, a designation still used in Finnish (Varsinais-Suomi) and Swedish (Egentliga Finland).