Southern Finland

Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni) is a province of Finland. Relatively small in area, the province is dominated by the urban sprawl around Helsinki and is the most populous in Finland. 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) Cities Helsinki (Helsingfors) and its neighbors Espoo (Esbo), Kauniainen (Grankulla) and Vantaa (Vanda) Hyvinkää, a relatively small city, the Finnish Railway museum [1] is located here 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 Raseborg (Raasepori), a coast town with large land area in Western Uusimaa Other destinations Hanko (Hangö) Kouvola Nuuksio National Park Siuntio (Sjundeå) Pyhtää (Pyttis) Understand Talk Get in Get around 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 country roads, cycling is a possibility and you can camp wild as long as you regard the "jokamiehenoikeus" (right to access) which states basically "behave". See Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!