| Western Finland Länsi-Suomen lääni Västra Finlands län |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Established | September 1, 1997 | ||
| Abolished | January 1, 2010 | ||
| Capital | Turku | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Rauno Saari | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 74,185 km2 (28,643 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 1,839,581 | ||
| • Density | 24.8/km2 (64.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LS | ||
| NUTS code | 19 | ||
Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.
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On September 1, 1997 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland and the northern parts of the Province of Häme were joined to form the new Province of Western Finland.
All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.[1]
The Western Finland State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities; the main office was in Turku, regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa, and finally there was an office in Pori. The State Provincial Office was led by Governor Rauno Saari. Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The agency was divided into eight departments.
Main article: Regions of Western Finland
Western Finland was divided into seven regions:
The regions in Western Finland were divided into 204 municipalities.
The coat of arms of Western Finland was composed of the arms of Finland Proper, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia.
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