Western Finland info

On January 1, 1998 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland and the northern parts of the Province of Hame were joined to form the new Province of Western Finland.

The Western Finland State Provincial Office is a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office serves at five localities; the main office is in Turku, regional service offices are located in Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa, and finally there is an office in Pori. The State Provincial Office is led by Governor Rauno Saari. Approximately 350 persons work at the State Provincial Office. The agency is divided into eight departments.

 

Bays in Western Finland, Finland

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Kokkola is a town and municipality of Finland. The town is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region....


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Parainen in Finnish or Pargas in Swedish, is a city in south-western Finland. It is known as the "capital" of the archipelago of Turku and has been a city since 1977....


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Poriis a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The centre of the city it located some 15 km from the coast of Gulf of Bothnia, at the estuary (the largest of those in Finland) of Kokemaenjoki river. Pori is part of the province of Western Finland and is the most important town in the Satakunta region....


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Rauma is a town of ca. 36,500 inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, 92 kilometres (57 mi) north of Turku, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 (then under the rule of Sweden), Rauma is known of its high quality lace (since the 18th century), and of the old wooden architecture of its centre (Old Rauma, Vanha Rauma), which is a Unesco world heritage site....


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