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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.

[edit] Regions

Southern Finland is divided into six regions.

• South Karelia ( [fi] Etelä-Karjala, [sv] Södra Karelen)
• Päijänne Tavastia ( [fi] Päijät-Häme, [sv] Päijänne Tavastland)
• Tavastia Proper ( [fi] Kanta-Häme, [sv] Egentliga Tavastland)
• Uusimaa ( [sv] Nyland)
• Eastern Uusimaa ( [fi] Itä-Uusimaa, [sv] Östra Nyland)
• Kymenlaakso ( [fi] 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 [1] 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 [2] or buses [3]. 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" (right to access) which states basically "behave".

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