Artjärvi (Artsjö in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastiaregion. The municipality has a population of 1,570 and covers an area of 197.14 km² of which 20.57 km² is water. The population density is 8.8 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Päijänne Tavastia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ...