Back فنلندا الجنوبية Arabic Finlandia Meridional AST Паўднёвая Фінляндыя Byelorussian Южна Финландия Bulgarian Finlàndia del Sud Catalan Къилба Финлянди CE Jižní Finsko Czech Sydfinlands len Danish Südfinnland (Provinz) German Gubernio Suda Finnlando Esperanto
Southern Finland Province
Etelä-Suomen lääni Södra Finlands län | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Established | September 1, 1997 |
| Abolished | January 1, 2010 |
| Capital | Hämeenlinna |
| Largest city | Helsinki |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Anneli Taina |
| Area | |
• Total | 34,378 km2 (13,273 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2009) | |
• Total | 2,209,677 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ES |
| NUTS code | 18 |
Southern Finland (Finnish: Etelä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.