Vakka-Suomi is a sub-region within the Southwest Finland region . It consists of the town of Uusikaupunki and its surrounding municipalities of Kustavi , Laitila , Mietoinen , Mynämäki , Pyhäranta , Taivassalo and Vehmaa . This sub-region is in name only, without official government. The composition of the area is disputable, as communities within it have been and are merged into each other, even into ones that are not seen to belong into Vakka-Suomi. For example, Kalanti and Lokalahti are no longer their own municipalities, but a part of Uusikaupunki .
4-418: The name of the region originates from the 19th century, when a significant export of the region was vakka s . A vakka is a commonly a lightweight container made out of wood, generally carryable by two hands. A vakka usually has a flat bottom and a round shape. It has an easily fitting lid that has a locking mechanism and is commonly without hinges. This Western Finland location article
8-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Western Finland Western Finland ( Finnish : Länsi-Suomen lääni , Swedish : Västra Finlands län ) 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 . Tampere was the largest city of the province. On September 1, 1997
12-575: The Province of Turku and Pori , the Province of Vaasa , the Province of Central Finland , the northern parts of the Province of Häme and the western parts of the Mikkeli Province were joined to form the then new Province of Western Finland. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities;
16-572: 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. Western Finland was divided into seven regions: Western Finland was divided into 142 municipalities in 2009. The coat of arms of Western Finland was composed of
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