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HISTORICAL PROVINCES ''For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper , Satakunda and Ostrobothnia '' In the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Turku ja Pori province, Vaasa province, Central-Finland province and the northern parts of Häme province formed the new province of Western Finland. ADMINISTRATION ''Main article: Western Finland State Provincial Office '' The Western Finland State Provincial Office is a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office serves at five localities; the main office is in Turku , regional service offices are located in Jyväskylä , Tampere and Vaasa , and finally there is an office in Pori . The State Provincial Office is led by Governor Rauno Saari. Approximately 350 persons work at the State Provincial Office. The agency is divided into eight departments. REGIONS ''Main article: Regions Of Western Finland '' Western Finland is divided into seven regions:
The regions in Western Finland are divided into 204 Municipalities . HERALDRY ''Main article: Heraldry Of Western Finland '' The coat of arms of Western Finland is composed of the arms of Finland Proper , Satakunta and Ostrobothnia . EXTERNAL LINKS
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