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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 and the coast near Vaasa, and Southwestern Finland (Lounais-Suomi), for the area near Turku.

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Other destinations

• Rauma (Raumo), beautifully preserved old town which is on the UNESCO world heritage list
• Rautalampi
• Kangasala, home to famously beautiful lakes and ridges
• Nokia, the former home of a certain rubber boot company that went high-tech
• Närpes (Närpiö), tomato capital of Finland with their own special Swedish dialect
• Salamajärvi National Park

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[edit] Get in

Western Finland has Finland's best connectivity after Helsinki.

[edit] 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.

[edit] By train

Trains between the three major cities of Turku, Tampere and Helsinki are very frequent.

[edit] By boat

There is a frequent ferry service from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku.

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