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Finland Proper (historical province)
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This article is about the historical province. For the modern region, see Varsinais-Suomi. For other uses, see Varsinais-Suomi (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Mainland Finland.
Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi; Swedish: Egentliga Finland; Latin: Ducatus Finlandiae Meridionalis) is a historical province in southwestern Finland, administered by its historic capital of Turku (Swedish: Åbo). It borders Satakunta, Tavastia, and Uusimaa. It is also bounded by the Baltic Sea facing Åland. There was also a modern region by the name Finland Proper.
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Southwest Finnish dialects are spoken in Southwest Finland.