Western Finland Province

province of Finland between 1997–2009
AdministrativeArea province_of_finland Q192759
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Western Finland Province

Summary

Western Finland Province is a province of Finland[1]. It draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_finland category, ranking #5 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Finland Province is located in Finland[3].
  • Western Finland Province is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Western Finland Province's instance of is recorded as province of Finland[5].
  • Western Finland Province's capital is recorded as Turku[6].
  • Western Finland Province's shares border with is recorded as Oulu Province[7].
  • Western Finland Province followed Vaasa Province[8].
  • Western Finland Province's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Western Finland Province[9].
  • Western Finland Province's Commons category is recorded as Western Finland[10].
  • September 1, 1997 marks the founding of Western Finland Province[11].
  • Western Finland Province was dissolved in December 31, 2009[12].
  • Western Finland Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62, 'lon': 24}[13].
  • Western Finland Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.06788, 'lon': 22.88452}[14].
  • Western Finland Province's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western Finland Province[15].
  • Western Finland Province's replaces is recorded as Turku and Pori Province[16].
  • Western Finland Province's replaces is recorded as Central Finland Province[17].
  • Western Finland Province's replaces is recorded as Häme Province[18].
  • Western Finland Province's replaces is recorded as Vaasa Province[19].
  • Western Finland Province's replaced by is recorded as South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency[20].
  • Western Finland Province's replaced by is recorded as Western and Central Finland Regional State Administrative Agency[21].
  • Western Finland Province's category for people born here is recorded as Q44831577[22].
  • Western Finland Province's category of associated people is recorded as Q44094460[23].
  • Western Finland Province covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+74185'}[24].

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Geography

Western Finland Province is in the country of Finland[4]. It is located in Finland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Western Finland Province covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+74185'}[24].

Designation and Status

Western Finland Province's instance of is recorded as province of Finland[5].

History and Context

September 1, 1997 marks the founding of Western Finland Province[11].

Why It Matters

Western Finland Province draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_finland category, ranking #5 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id geografico/1210542
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1210542"
  2. 21d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with Oulu Province
    Coordinate location {'lat': 62, 'lon': 24}, {'lat': 62.06788, 'lon': 22.88452}
    Country
    Replaces Turku and Pori Province, Central Finland Province, Häme Province +1
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 111725, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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