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Coordinates: 60°50′N 24°15′E

Kanta-Häme
Kanta-Häme (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑn̪t̪ɑˌhæme̞(ʔ)]),
sometimes referred to by the obsolete Tavastia Proper[1] Kanta-Häme
(Swedish: Egentliga Tavastland) or as the Häme region,[2] Egentliga Tavastland
is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It borders Tavastia Proper
the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme,
and Uusimaa. Region

Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region. There Region of Kanta-Häme
Kanta-Hämeen
are two other municipalities that have township status:
maakunta (Finnish)
Riihimäki and Forssa. Landskapet Egentliga
Tavastland (Swedish)

Contents
Historical provinces
Flag
Municipalities
Coat of arms
Heraldry
Culture
Politics
References
External links

Historical provinces
The region of Kanta-Häme has been inhabited since the
Stone Age. The first written mention of the historical
Tavastia province is found in the Chronicle Of Novgorod, in
reference to a military campaign launched by Prince Kanta-Häme on a map of Finland
Vladimir in 1042.  The region had been ruled by the Swedes Coordinates: 60°50′N 24°15′E
since the late 13th century, when Birger Jarl led the Second
Crusade against the inhabitants of historical Tavastia Country Finland
province. In the 14th century, Häme became a fiefdom, Historical Tavastia
whose administrative seat was Häme Castle. When Finland province
was taken from Sweden by the Russians in 1809, Tavastia Capital Hämeenlinna
proper also became part of the Russian Empire. Russian
Area
rule ended in 1917.[2]
• Total 5,706.39 km2
(2,203.25 sq mi)
For more history, geography and culture see: Tavastia
(historical province) Population (2019)
• Total 170,925
• Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Municipalities
ISO 3166 FI-06
code
The region of Tavastia Proper is made up of 11

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municipalities, of which three have city status (marked in NUTS 184

bold).
Regional Osprey (Pandion
bird haliaetus)
Regional Carp bream
fish (Abramis brama)
Regional Pasqueflower
flower (Pulsatilla patens)
Website hameenliitto.fi (htt
p://www.hameenliitt
o.fi)

Forssa sub-region: Hämeenlinna sub- Riihimäki sub-

region: region:
▪ Forssa
▪ Hattula ▪ Hausjärvi
▪ Population:
16,572 ▪ Population: ▪ Population:
▪ Humppila 9,398 8,144
▪ Hämeenlinna ▪ Loppi (Loppis)
▪ Population: (Tavastehus)
2,166 ▪ Population:
▪ Jokioinen ▪ Population: 7,790
(Jockis) 67,994 ▪ Riihimäki
▪ Janakkala
▪ Population: ▪ Population:
5,044 ▪ Population: 28,531
▪ Tammela 16,340

▪ Population:
5,969
▪ Ypäjä

▪ Population:
2,286

Heraldry
Kanta-Häme uses the arms of the old historical province
Tavastia.

Culture
Kanta-Häme region is well known for the preserved
tradition of brewing sahti.

Politics The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a

regional animal of Tavastia Proper.

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in

Tavastia Proper:

▪ Social Democratic Party 24.82%

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▪ Finns Party 19.72%

▪ National Coalition Party 18.95%
▪ Centre Party 10.41%
▪ Left Alliance 8.81%
▪ Green League 7.99%
▪ Christian Democrats 5.22%
▪ Movement Now 1.58%
▪ Seven Star Movement 0.61%
▪ Blue Reform 0.42%
▪ Swedish People's Party 0.19%
▪ Other parties 1.28%

References
1. "Luokitus: Maakunnat 2021 | Tilastokeskus" (https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/0
01-2018/index_en.html).
2. "What is Häme?" (https://visithame.fi/en/hame/). Visit Häme.

External links
▪ Official Kanta-Häme region website (http://www.hameenliitto.fi/)
▪ Visit Häme website of the region (In English) (https://visithame.fi/en/)

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