Kanta-Häme
Kanta-Häme
Egentliga Tavastland Tavastia Proper | |
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| Region of Kanta-Häme Kanta-Hämeen maakunta (Finnish) Landskapet Egentliga Tavastland (Swedish) | |
Kanta-Häme on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°50′N 24°15′E / 60.833°N 24.250°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Tavastia |
| Capital | Hämeenlinna |
| Other towns | Forssa and Riihimäki |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,706.39 km2 (2,203.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 170,925 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €5.494 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €31,389 (2015) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-06 |
| NUTS | 184 |
| Regional animal | Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) |
| Regional bird | Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| Regional fish | Carp bream (Abramis brama) |
| Regional flower | Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens) |
| Regional stone | Graphic feldspar |
| Regional lake | Lake Vanajavesi |
| Website | hameenliitto.fi |
Kanta-Häme (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑn̪t̪ɑˌhæme̞(ʔ)]; Swedish: Egentliga Tavastland), sometimes referred to as Tavastia Proper, is a region (Finnish: maakunta, Swedish: landskap) of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme, and Uusimaa. Before the official adoption of the name Kanta-Häme in 1998, the region was commonly known as Häme.
Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region. There are two other municipalities that have township status: Riihimäki and Forssa.