Historical provinces of Finland
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The historical provinces (
The first name in the parentheses is the Finnish name and the second is the Swedish one.
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland)
- Karelia (Karjala, Karelen)
- Laponia (Lappi, Lappland)
- Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa, Österbotten)
- Satakunta (Satakunta, Satakunda)
- Savonia (Savo, Savolax)
- Tavastia (Häme, Tavastland)
- Uusimaa (Uusimaa, Nyland)
- Åland (Ahvenanmaa, Åland)
History
Most of the historical provinces are defined by slottslän (linnalääni), which was an administrative system established by Birger Jarl and King Magnus III of Sweden.[3] The historical provinces which can be defined by slottslän are Åland (Kastelholm ), Finland Proper (Turku ), Satakunta (Kokemäenkartano ), Uusimaa (Raseborg and Porvoo ), Karelia (Viipuri ), Häme (Hämeenlinna ), Ostrobothnia (Korsholm ) and Savo (Savonlinna ).[2]
The administrative system was replaced in 1634, when the historical provinces and slottslän were replaced by provinces. Even after this, names of the historical provinces were used for the names of the counties, and also as the basis for the territorial definition of the counties. The old symbols of the historical provinces continued to exist in the coats of arms of the counties.
The historical provinces gained a new meaning as part of the national awakening in the 19th century. Such as in Zacharias Topelius' Maamme, where the Finnish tribes based on historical provinces and their perceived stereotypes played a central role in the book.[4]
Heraldry
At the funeral of King
The coats of arms of the historical provinces have served as a basis for the arms of the current administrative divisions, the regions of Finland.
See also
External links
References
- ^ Vilkuna, Kustaa (1959). "Maakunnat kulttuurialueina". Tammerkoski /: 328–332.
- ^ a b Jutikkala, Eino (1949). Suomen maakunnat. Forssa.
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