Southern Finland Province
Southern Finland Province
Etelä-Suomen lääni Södra Finlands län | |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Established | September 1, 1997 |
| Abolished | January 1, 2010 |
| Capital | Hämeenlinna |
| Largest city | Helsinki |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Anneli Taina |
| Area | |
• Total | 34,378 km2 (13,273 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2009) | |
• Total | 2,209,677 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ES |
| NUTS code | 18 |
Southern Finland (Finnish: Etelä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.