Tavastia Proper
Tavastia Proper or, officially, Kanta-Häme[1] (Finnish: Kanta-Häme; Swedish: Egentliga Tavastland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Uusimaa.
Tavastia Proper Kanta-Häme Kanta-Hämeen maakunta landskapet Egentliga Tavastland | |
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Tavastia Proper on a map of Finland | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Tavastia |
| Capital | Hämeenlinna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,706.39 km2 (2,203.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 175,481 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-06 |
| NUTS | 184 |
| Regional bird | Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| Regional fish | Carp bream (Abramis brama) |
| Regional flower | Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens) |
| Website | hameenliitto.fi |
Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region. There are two other municipalities that have township status: Riihimäki and Forssa.
Historical provinces
For history, geography and culture see: Tavastia (historical province)
Municipalities
The region of Tavastia Proper is made up of 11 municipalities, of which three have city status (marked in bold).
Heraldry
Tavastia Proper uses the arms of the old historical province Tavastia.
Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Tavastia Proper:
- Social Democratic Party 24.82%
- Finns Party 19.72%
- National Coalition Party 18.95%
- Centre Party 10.41%
- Left Alliance 8.81%
- Green League 7.99%
- Christian Democrats 5.22%
- Movement Now 1.58%
- Seven Star Movement 0.61%
- Blue Reform 0.42%
- Swedish People's Party 0.19%
- Other parties 1.28%
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