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This WikiProject is an attempt to formulate a common template for the Finnish provinces. It suggests a structure for the county articles which would make them more structured, while also giving them a common look and feel.

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[edit] Title

WikiProject Finnish provinces

[edit] Scope

This WikiProject aims to structure the articles for the 6 provinces of Finland, their municipalities and cities.

[edit] Parentage

The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Countries

[edit] Descendant WikiProjects

None so far, but could include Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish regions and Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish municipalities

[edit] Similar WikiProjects

Similar WikiProjects are WikiProject U.S. States, WikiProject French departements, WikiProject Chinese provinces and WikiProject Swedish counties

WikiProject historical provinces in Finland

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Subnational entities

[edit] Participants

[edit] Coordination

The effort should be coordinated with the Finnish Wikipedia.

[edit] Structure

The article should start with a good introduction, giving the name of the province, its location in Finland, bordering provinces, seas or lakes and such. Also give a few facts about the county.

Next, there is a table with quick facts about the province. A template for the table can be found at the bottom of this page. The contents are as follows:

  • The official name of the province in Finnish and Swedish (xx lääni/ xx län) is to go on top as the caption.
  • A picture of the province coat of arms. A good source is required for this. It should be no more than xx pixels in width.
  • Residence city: The seat of residence for the Governor (maaherra/landshövding).
  • Land area: The area of the province in square km (km²) and the ranking.
  • Population: The number of inhabitants, the ranking and the population density. Also include a year for the census.

The rest of the article should consists of a few short paragraphs. These paragraphs should give an outline of the history and politics etc. If the need arises the link to a full article is also provided for.

The heading should look like:

== Municipalities ==
''Main article: [[Municipalities of _]]''

[edit] Template

When applying this template to a county stub or article (which already all exist), it should be common practice to create a temporary page to work on, with the following notice:

''This temporary page is being used to expand and convert the article [[_]] over to the new format proposed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish provinces|WikiProject Finnish provinces]]. Please feel free to add or edit anything on this page to help in the conversion process.''

Don't forget to replace the "_" with the name of the article being converted.

To notify readers/writers that a new page is being created, place the following text on the country article itself:

'''A new page based on the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish provinces|template]] is being worked on at [[_/Temp]], please make any changes you want to make on that page.'''

Definition paragraph.

xx lääni
xx län
Coat of Arms
Province FI-NN, FI000
Region(s) Xxxxx
Recidence city Xxxxx
Established Year
Area
- Total		 Ranked x th
xx,xxx km²
Population
- Total (Year)
- Density		 Ranked x th
xxx,xxx
xx.x/km²
Map


[edit] Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see:

[edit] Administration

Main article: [[NN State Provincial Office]]

[edit] Regions

Main article: [[Regions of NN]]

[edit] Heraldry

Main article: [[Heraldry of NN]]

[edit] Miscellaneous topics

[edit] External Links

[edit] Work in Progress

Reference links:

Template implemented, no map, no paragraph on heraldry:

Template implemented, no paragraph on heraldry.

  • Lapland (Lapin lääni/Lapplands län, Sápmi)
    • Integration with former [[Lapland (region)]] on trial

Åland is a special case:

  • Åland (Ahvenanmaan lääni/Ålands län)
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