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Historical provinces of Finland

Index Historical provinces of Finland

The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap) of Finland are a legacy of the country's joint history with Sweden. [1]

51 relations: Österland, Central Finland, Central Ostrobothnia, Coat of arms of Finland, Crown (heraldry), Crown stallion system, Eastern Uusimaa, English exonyms, Finland, Finland Proper (historical province), Finnhorse, Finnish heraldry, Finns, Häme, Household pennant, Kainuu, Karelia (historical province of Finland), Kymenlaakso, Lands of Sweden, Landskap, Laponia (historical province of Finland), List of Finland-related topics, List of medieval stone churches in Finland, Norrland, North Karelia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, Ostrobothnia (historical province), Ostrobothnia (region), Outline of the Åland Islands, Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Provinces of Finland, Provinces of Sweden, Regions of Finland, Satakundskaya Flotilla, Satakunta, Satakunta (historical province), Savonia (historical province), South Karelia, Southern Ostrobothnia, Southern Savonia, Southwest Finland, Sweden–Finland, Tavastia (historical province), Tavastia Proper, Tavastland, Turku Castle, Uusimaa, Uusimaa (historical province), ..., Varsinais-Suomi (disambiguation). Expand index (1 more) »

Österland

Österland (Eastland) or Österlanden (Easternlands), one of the four traditional lands of Sweden, was a medieval term used for the southern part of Finland.

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Central Finland

Central Finland (Keski-Suomi; Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Finland.

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Central Ostrobothnia

Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa; Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland.

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Coat of arms of Finland

The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured hand brandishing a sword, trampling on a sabre with the hindpaws.

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Crown (heraldry)

A crown is often an emblem of a sovereign state, a monarch's government, or items endorsed by it (see The Crown).

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Crown stallion system

The crown stallion system (ruununorijärjestelmä) was an early state-initiated horse breeding programme in Finland.

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Eastern Uusimaa

Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa; Östra Nyland) was a region in Finland, until it was consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on January 1, 2011.

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English exonyms

An English exonym is a name in the English language for a place (a toponym), or occasionally other terms, which does not follow the local usage (the endonym).

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Finland Proper (historical province)

Southwest Finland or Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland, Ducatus Finlandiae Meridionalis), is a historical province in southwestern Finland, centred on the historic city of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) and the Turku Castle.

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Finnhorse

The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse (Suomenhevonen, literally "horse of Finland"; nickname: Suokki, or Finskt kallblod, literally "finnish cold-blood") is a horse breed with both riding horse and draught horse influences and characteristics, and is the only breed developed fully in Finland.

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Finnish heraldry

Finnish heraldry has a common past with Swedish heraldry until 1809 and it belongs to German heraldric tradition.

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Finns

Finns or Finnish people (suomalaiset) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.

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Häme

Häme (Swedish: Tavastland, Latin: Tavastia) is the name of a geographical region in Finland, associated with the Tavastians, or Häme people (hämäläiset), a subgroup of the Finnish people.

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Household pennant

Finnish general pennant, blue-cross pennant Household pennants in Finland is quite common Finnish tradition.

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Kainuu

Kainuu (Kajanaland) is one of the 19 regions of Finland (maakunta / landskap).

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Karelia (historical province of Finland)

Karelia (Finnish: Karjala, Swedish: Karelen) is a historical province of Finland which Finland partly ceded to Russia after the Winter War of 1939–40.

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Kymenlaakso

Kymenlaakso (literally Kymi Valley) (Kymmenedalen) is a region in Finland.

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Lands of Sweden

The lands of Sweden (Sveriges landsdelar) are three traditional parts, each consisting of several provinces, in Sweden.

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Landskap

Landskap is common Scandinavian word which means landscape or province and can refer to.

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Laponia (historical province of Finland)

Laponia (Lappi, Lappland) is a historical Finnish Province in the north of Finland.

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List of Finland-related topics

This is a collection of articles relating to Finland, a country in Northern Europe.

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List of medieval stone churches in Finland

This is a list of medieval stone churches in Finland.

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Norrland

Norrland ("Northland", originally Norrlanden or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest, least populated and least densely populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces.

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North Karelia

North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala; Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland.

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Northern Ostrobothnia

Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland.

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Northern Savonia

Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo; Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland.

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Ostrobothnia (historical province)

Ostrobothnia, Österbotten (literally "Eastern Bottom", "botten" deriving from Old Norse botn in the meaning of 'bay', and Latinized "bothnia"), Pohjanmaa (literally "Bottom (low) lands") is a historical province comprising a large western and northern part of modern Finland (which was then the "eastern half" of Sweden).

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Ostrobothnia (region)

Ostrobothnia (Österbotten; Pohjanmaa) is a region of Finland.

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Outline of the Åland Islands

The location of Åland An enlargeable map of the Autonomous State of Åland The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Åland Islands: Åland Islands – autonomous, demilitarized, monolingually Swedish-speaking administrative province, region and historical province of the Republic of Finland.

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Päijänne Tavastia

Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme; Päijänne-Tavastland) is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne.

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Pirkanmaa

Pirkanmaa (Birkaland, also known as Tampere Region in government documents), is a region of Finland.

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Provinces of Finland

Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces (Suomen läänit, Finlands län).

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Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden (Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions.

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Regions of Finland

Finland comprises 19 regions called maakunta in Finnish and landskap in Swedish.

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Satakundskaya Flotilla

The Satakundskaya Flotilla (Satakundskaya flotilla) was a brown-water navy unit of the Imperial Russian Navy, operating on Lake Näsijärvi, Finland, during the First World War from spring 1916 until winter 1917.

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Satakunta

Satakunta (Satakunda, Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province.

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Satakunta (historical province)

Satakunta (or Satagundia) is a historical province of Finland.

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Savonia (historical province)

Savonia (Savo, Savolax) is a historical province in the east of Finland.

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South Karelia

South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala; Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland.

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Southern Ostrobothnia

Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa; Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland.

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Southern Savonia

Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo; Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland.

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Southwest Finland

Southwest Finland, also known as Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland) is a region in the south-west of Finland.

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Sweden–Finland

Sweden–Finland (Ruotsi-Suomi, Sverige-Finland) is a Finnish historiographical term referring to Sweden from the 12th century to the Napoleonic wars.

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Tavastia (historical province)

Tavastia (Swedish: Tavastland; Finnish: Häme; Russian: Yam or Yemi) is a historical province in the south of Finland.

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Tavastia Proper

Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme; Egentliga Tavastland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland.

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Tavastland

Tavastland (Häme) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to.

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Turku Castle

Turku Castle (Turun linna, Åbo slott) is a medieval building in the city of Turku in Finland.

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Uusimaa

Uusimaa (Nyland,;; both lit. “new land”) is a region of Finland.

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Uusimaa (historical province)

Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland), is a historical province in the south of Finland.

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Varsinais-Suomi (disambiguation)

Varsinais-Suomi (Egentliga Finland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_provinces_of_Finland

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