Western Finland

Western Finland (Länsi-Suomi) is a region of Finland. In 2010, it was administratively split into Western and Inner Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomi), for Tampere, Jyväskylä, Central Finland, and the coast near Vaasa, and Southwestern Finland (Lounais-Suomi), for the area near Turku. Regions Western Finland is divided into seven regions. Central Finland (Keski-Suomi, Mellersta Finland) Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa, Mellersta Österbotten) Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland) Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa, Österbotten), the only mainland region with a slight Swedish-speaking majority Pirkanmaa (Birkaland) Satakunta (Satakunda) Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Södra Österbotten) Cities Tampere (Tammerfors), the biggest inland town in Scandinavia Turku (Åbo), the former capital city of Finland Naantali (Nådendal), Moominvalley - the home of the Moomins Jyväskylä Pori (Björneborg) Vaasa (Vasa) Kokkola (Karleby) Seinäjoki Pietarsaari (Jakobstad) Kaskinen (Kaskö), smallest town in Finland Kristiinankaupunki (Kristinestad) Uusikaupunki Other destinations Isojoki, Lauhanvuori National Park Jalasjärvi, Pirunpesä, deepest earth erotion in Europe Kangasala, home to famously beautiful lakes and ridges Lappajärvi, unique crater lake. Närpes (Närpiö), tomato capital of Finland with their own special Swedish dialect Nokia, the former home of a certain rubber boot company that went high-tech Rauma (Raumo), beautifully preserved old town which is on the UNESCO world heritage list Rautalampi Salamajärvi National Park Understand Talk Get in Western Finland has Finland's best connectivity after Helsinki. By plane In addition to a smattering of regional flights, Tampere is the Finnish hub for low-cost airline Ryanair, while Turku also flights some cheap flights on competitor Wizzair. By train Trains between the three major cities of Turku, Tampere and Helsinki are very frequent. By boat There is a frequent ferry service from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku. Get around See Do Eat Drink Sleep 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!