Western Finland Province

Western Finland Länsi-Suomen lääni Västra Finlands län
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 62°N 24°E / 62°N 24°E / 62; 24
Country	Finland
Established	September 1, 1997
Abolished	January 1, 2010
Capital	Turku
Largest city	Tampere
Government
• Governor	Rauno Saari [fi]
Area
• Total	74,185 km2 (28,643 sq mi)
Population  (December 31, 2009)
• Total	1,889,542
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LS
NUTS code	19

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.