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Western Finland Province

Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.

History

On September 1, 1997 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland and the northern parts of the Province of Häme were joined to form the new Province of Western Finland.

All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.

Administration

The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities; the main office was placed in Turku, and regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä, Tampere, Vaasa, and Pori. Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The agency was divided into eight departments.

Regions

Western Finland was divided into seven regions:

  • Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa / Södra Österbotten)
  • Finland

    Finland (i/ˈfɪnlənd/; Finnish: Suomi [suomi]; Swedish: Finland [ˈfɪnland]), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, a peninsula with Gulf of Finland to the south and Gulf of Bothnia to the west. It has land borders with Sweden and Norway to the north and Russia to the east. Finland is part of the geographic region of Fennoscandia, which also includes Scandinavia and parts of Russia.

    Finland's population is 5.5 million (2014), staying roughly on the same level with only about 9% increase in 24 years since the last economic depression in 1990. The majority live in the southern regions. The single largest group of foreigners living in Finland are Russians and Estonians, 36% of all of the foreigners (2014). In terms of area, it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in the capital Helsinki, local governments in 317 municipalities, and an autonomous region, the Åland Islands. Over 1.4 million people live in the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which produces a third of the country's GDP. Other large cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti, and Kuopio.

    Finland (comedy song)

    "Finland" is a Monty Python comedy song written and performed by Michael Palin and arranged by John Du Prez with a guitar accompaniment. It features on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album from 1980, is also included on the CD Monty Python Sings, and was incorporated into the musical Spamalot.

    It purports to be a celebration of Finland, a country that is overlooked when travelling abroad as "a poor second to Belgium", despite the fact that it "has it all" with lofty mountains and tall trees and pleasures including: pony trekking, camping or "just watching TV". In reality "mountains so lofty" are not characteristic of Finland as the Scandinavian Mountains only just touch the northwesternmost corner of the country.

    Palin gave an impromptu rendition of the song while travelling through Finland for the 1992 travel documentary Pole to Pole.

    References


    Finland (European Parliament constituency)

    In European elections, Finland is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Finland.

    2014 election

    The 2014 European election was the eight election to the European Parliament. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.

    2009 election

    The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament. The number of seats was decreased to thirteen.

    MEPs 2009-2014

    At the end of the Seventh European Parliament:

    2004 election

    The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament.

    Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party and the Greens.

    1999 election

    The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament.

    1996 election

    This was the first European election in Finland.

    References

    External links

  • European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
  • Radio Stations - Helsinki

    RADIO STATION
    GENRE
    LOCATION
    YLE Pohjois-Karjalan Radio Varied Finland
    YLE Tampereen Radio Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Keski-Suomi Varied Finland
    Nostalgia Finland Oldies Finland
    Jouluradio Varied Finland
    Pikku Jouluradio Varied Finland
    YLE Etelä-Savon Radio Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Åboland Varied Finland
    Lapin Radio Varied Finland
    Radio Sputnik Varied Finland
    YLE Lapin Radio Varied Finland
    YLEX mobi Rock Finland
    YLE läntinen Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Östnyland Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Suomi Varied Finland
    Järviradio Varied Finland
    Klasu Classical Finland
    The Voice Fresh Adult Contemporary Finland
    YLE Radio Perämeri Varied Finland
    Aalands Radio 91.3 FM Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Keski-Pohjanmaa Varied Finland
    Radio Kainuu Easy Finland
    Iskelmä Aikakone Oldies Finland
    Etelä-Karjalan Radio Varied Finland
    Syke.fm Trance Station Electronica Finland
    Gramox Oldies Finland
    Radio City Jyväskylä Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Häme Varied Finland
    The Voice (FI) Varied Finland
    Steel FM 105.9 Varied Finland
    YLE Etelä-Karjalan Radio Varied Finland
    Sami Radio News Updates Finland
    Eazy 101 Top 40 Finland
    Radio Vaasa Varied Finland
    oi fm 101.5 Joensuu Varied Finland
    YLE Radio 1 Varied,Talk,Classical Finland
    Radio Aalto Pop Finland
    Lahden Radio Easy Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Varied Finland
    Radio Pooki Varied Finland
    Radio SuomiPop Pop Finland
    Radio City Helsinki Rock Finland
    YLE Ylen klassinen Classical Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Österbotten News,World,Public Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Västnyland Varied Finland
    YLE Satakunnan Radio Varied Finland
    Radio voima Sports Finland
    YLE Oulu Radio Varied Finland
    Radio Nova (FI) Pop Finland
    Radio Pori Varied Finland
    Radio Moreeni College Finland

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