Southern Finland
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Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni) is a province of Finland. Relatively small in area, the province is dominated by the sprawl around Helsinki and is the most populous in Finland.
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- South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala, Södra Karelen)
- Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme, Päijänne Tavastland)
- Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme, Egentliga Tavastland)
- Uusimaa (Nyland)
- Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa, Östra Nyland)
- Kymenlaakso (Kymmenedalen)
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- Helsinki (Helsingfors) and its neighbors Espoo (Esbo) and Vantaa (Vanda)
- Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), has a medieval castle
- Kotka, a port town on the road to Russia
- Lahti, a fairly grim industrial town
- Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand), a port town by the lake Saimaa
- Porvoo (Borgå), a city with a very nice old town
- Hyvinkää, a relatively small city, the Finnish Railway museum is located here
[edit] Other destinations
- Ekenäs (Tammisaari)
- Hanko (Hangö)
- Kouvola
- Nuuksio National Park
- Siuntio (Sjundeå)
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Between cities and major towns you can use the trains or buses. Hitchhiking is uncommon but possible, but be aware that some roads have very little traffic. If you chose smaller countryroads, cycling is a possibility and you can camp wild as long as you regard the "jokamiehenoikeus" (everymans right) which states basically "behave".
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