Satakunnan maakunta Satakunda landskap Region FI191 Province Western Finland Historical province Satakunda Area 8,289 km² Population  - Total (-)  - Density 235,416 28.4/km² Regional bird Blue Tit Regional fish River lamprey Regional flora Sea-buckthorn

Map highlighting the location of the Region of Satakunta

Satakunta (Swedish: Satakunda, Latin: Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a region (maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland. It borders the regions of Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The main city is Pori. There is a small minority of Finland-Swedes in Satakunta. Its name means literally Hundred. The historic region was a larger area within Österland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi, Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the countrys joint history with Sweden. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Binomial name Parus caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758 The Blue Tit Parus caeruleus (syn. ... Subfamilies Geotriinae Mordaciinae Petromyzontinae A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel) is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. ... Species Hippophae rhamnoides Hippophae salicifolia Hippophae tibetana The Sea-buckthorns, also known as Seaberry or Sea Berry, are deciduous shrubs in the genus Hippophae, family Elaeagnaceae. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 337 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (1424 × 2528 pixel, file size: 804 KB, MIME type: image/png) Finnish province of Satakunta. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi, Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the countrys joint history with Sweden. ... Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi in Finnish, Egentliga Finland in Swedish) is a region in south-western Finland. ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Pirkanmaa, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Southern Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions (fi: maakunta / sv: landskap) of Finland. ... Ostrobothnia, Österbotten (literally East (of) Bottom / the Gulf of Bothnia) or Pohjanmaa (literally Bottom land / soil / ground), is a historical province to the north in Finland. ... Court House of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum, designed by Josef Stenbäck For other uses, see Pori (disambiguation). ... Finland-Swedish is a variety of Swedish. ... A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ... Österland, or Österlanden, is a historical land of Sweden. ... Pirkanmaa, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ...

Municipalities

Eura is a municipality of Finland. ... Eurajoki (EuraÃ¥minne in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Harjavalta is a municipality of Finland. ... Honkajoki is a municipality of Finland. ... Huittinen is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland. ... Kankaanpää is a town in western Finland. ... Karvia is a municipality of Finland. ... Kiikoinen is a municipality of Finland. ... Kiukainen is a municipality of Finland. ... Kokemäki (Kumo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Köyliö (Kjulo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Lappi is a municipality of Finland. ... Lavia is a municipality of Finland. ... Luvia is a municipality of Finland. ... Merikarvia (Sastmola in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Nakkila is a municipality of Finland. ... Noormarkku (Norrmark in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Pomarkku (Påmark in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Court House of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum, designed by Josef Stenbäck For other uses, see Pori (disambiguation). ... Rauma, or Raumo in Swedish, is a town of ca. ... Siikainen is a municipality of Finland. ... Säkylä is a municipality of Finland. ... Ulvila (Ulvsby in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Vampula is a municipality of Finland. ...

Heraldry

The arms is crowned by a dukal coronet, though by Finnish tradition this more resembles a Swedish count's coronet. Blazon: "Per fess azure and or, an upright bear sable, armed and langued gules, crowned or, holding in both paws a sword argent, sword handle or. In the upper field, on each side of the bear's head, a seven-pointed star argent."

History

Map of the historical province of Satakunta

The province was formed in the late Finnish pre-Christian era in the beginning of the first millennium, and became gradually a part of Sweden in the 12th century. At the same time, the coastal strip received some Swedish inhabitants, who however were assimilated in the mainstream Finnish population by the early 20th century. Administratively, the province lost its function in 1649 when it was combined with Finland Proper to form the province of Turku and Pori. In the 19th century, the eastern parts of the province were transferred to the province of Tavastia. Satakunta, with the rest of Finland, was separated from Sweden when Finland was ceded to Russia in 1809. At the present, the eastern part of the old province has formed the region of Pirkanmaa and the western part forms the region of Satakunta. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi in Finnish, Egentliga Finland in Swedish) is a region in south-western Finland. ... Turku (IPA:  , Swedish:  ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). ... Court House of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum, designed by Josef Stenbäck For other uses, see Pori (disambiguation). ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Pirkanmaa, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ...

Geography

The exact borders of Satakunta towards Finland Proper, Ostrobothnia and Southern Tavastia are rather well-defined. However, this is not the case with the Northern Tavastia, i.e. in the modern day region of Pirkanmaa. This is due to the fact that northern parts of Pirkanmaa were only sparsely inhabited wilderness and the borders of the provinces were never well defined before the introduction of county system in 1634. In that year, the border between Turku and Pori county which included Satakunta, and Uusimaa and Tavastia county was rather arbitrarily drawn in Tammerkoski. To further complicate matters, Tampere with her surroundings was transferred to Tavastia Province in the 19th century. As a result, the region around Ikaalinen and Parkano is variously described as being part of Satakunta, Tavastia, Sata-Häme or Pirkanmaa. Pirkanmaa, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... The north side of Tammerkoski. ... Tampere ( , Tammerfors in Swedish) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... Ikaalinen (Ikalis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Parkano is a town and municipality of Finland It is located 84 km north of Tampere in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. ...

Satakunta is characterized by a strong contrast of coast and inland areas. The southernmost part of the coast is flanked by the archipelago of Rauma but towards north, the number of coastal islands decreases markedly. The seabed is flat and due to this, the still-continuing post-glacial rising is perceivable even during a single person's lifetime. The dominating feature of the northern coast of Satakunta is the delta of Kokemäenjoki northeast of the town of Pori. The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Rauma may refer to: Rauma, Finlanddddddddddddddd Rauma, Norway Rauma River Rauma dialect Category: ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... The Kokemäenjoki is a river in Finland. ... Court House of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum, designed by Josef Stenbäck For other uses, see Pori (disambiguation). ...

The valley of river Kokemäenjoki and the area south of it form one of the most important agricultural regions of Finland. The main crops are rye, barley, potato and sugar beet. On the other hand, north of Kokemäenjoki valley, forests dominate the landscape and population density is much lower than in southern Satakunta. Towards inland, the flat agricultural plain gives way to a more hilly landscape blotted by lakes. In this area, the population centers are located along the most important waterways, as a result of the original inhabitation period. Binomial name Secale cereale M.Bieb. ... Binomial name L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ... Two sugar beets - the one on the left has been cultivated to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. ...

External links

• Regional Council of Satakunta

Regions of Finland
Åland | Central Finland | Central Ostrobothnia | Eastern Uusimaa | Finland Proper | Kainuu | Kymenlaakso | Lapland | North Karelia | Northern Ostrobothnia | Northern Savonia | Ostrobothnia | Pirkanmaa | Päijänne Tavastia | Satakunta | South Karelia | Southern Ostrobothnia | Southern Savonia | Tavastia Proper | Uusimaa

Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Motto none Anthem Ã…länningens sÃ¥ng Capital (and largest city) Mariehamn Official languages Swedish Government Autonomous province  -  Governor Peter Lindbäck1  -  Premier Roger Nordlund Autonomy  -  Declared 1920   -  Recognized 19212  Accession to the  January 1, 19953 Area  -  Total 13,517 km² (unranked) 5,267 sq mi   -  Water (%) 89 Population  -  2005... Central Finland is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Finland. ... Central Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Western Finland. ... Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi in Finnish, Egentliga Finland in Swedish) is a region in south-western Finland. ... Kainuu (Swedish: Kajanaland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Kymenlaakso is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... Lappi, or the Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. ... The Region of North Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. ... Northern Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Northern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. ... Ostrobothnia is one of Finlands 20 regions (fi: maakunta/sv: landskap). ... Pirkanmaa, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Päijänne Tavastia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. ... The Region of South Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Southern Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions (fi: maakunta / sv: landskap) of Finland. ... Southern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the south-east of Finland. ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ...

Coordinates: 61°20′N 22°00′E / 61.333, 22 The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi, Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the countrys joint history with Sweden. ... Motto none Anthem Ã…länningens sÃ¥ng Capital (and largest city) Mariehamn Official languages Swedish Government Autonomous province  -  Governor Peter Lindbäck1  -  Premier Roger Nordlund Autonomy  -  Declared 1920   -  Recognized 19212  Accession to the  January 1, 19953 Area  -  Total 13,517 km² (unranked) 5,267 sq mi   -  Water (%) 89 Population  -  2005... Finland Proper, Varsinais-Suomi or Egentliga Finland, is a historical province in south western Finland, centered around the historic city of Turku (sv: Ã…bo) and the Ã…bo Castle. ... Finnish Karelia, historically also Swedish Karelia or Carelia, is a historical province in eastern Finland. ... Laponia (Lappland) in the realm of Sweden. ... Ostrobothnia, In Swedish Österbotten (literally East (of) Bottom / the Gulf of Bothnia) or Pohjanmaa in Finnish (literally Bottom land / soil / ground), is a historical province to the north in Finland. ... Savonia, Savolax or Savo, is a historical province in the south of Finland. ... Map highlighting the location of Tavastia Tavastia, Tavastland or Häme, is a historical province in the south of Finland. ... Uusimaa, Nyland in Swedish, is a historical province in the south of Finland. ... Norrland Svealand Götaland Historical map: Lands of Sweden Sweden is divided into the tre lands: Götaland, Svealand, Norrland. ... Götaland Unofficial Nordic cross flag of western Götaland. ... Norrland is a name for the northernmost part of Sweden, historically one of the four lands of Sweden. ... Österland, or Österlanden, is a historical land of Sweden. ... Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...