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Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme[1] (Finnish
pronunciation: [ˈpæi̯j(ː)æt̪ˌhæme̞(ʔ)]) is a region in Southern Päijät-Häme
Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions of Päijänne-Tavastland
Uusimaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia
Central Finland, South Savo and Kymenlaakso. The biggest
city in the region is Lahti.[2] Region

Region of Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Hämeen
Contents maakunta (Finnish)
Landskapet Päijänne-
Historical provinces Tavastland (Swedish)

Municipalities
Heraldry
Politics
See also
Coat of arms
Flag
Gallery
References
External links

Historical provinces

Municipalities
There are 10 municipalities in Päijänne Tavastia. Cities and
towns are marked in bold.

Lahti Sub-region: Former municipalities: Päijänne Tavastia on a map of

Finland
▪ Asikkala ▪ Artjärvi (Artsjö) Country Finland
Historical Tavastia
▪ Population: ▪ Consolidated with the town
province
8,038 of Orimattila in 2011.[3]
Capital Lahti
▪ Hartola (Gustav ▪ Hämeenkoski
Adolfs) Area
▪ Consolidated with the • Total 6,256.66 km2
▪ Population: municipality of Hollola in (2,415.71 sq mi)
2,621 2016.[4] • Land 5,126.11 km2
▪ Heinola ▪ Heinolan maalaiskunta (1,979.20 sq mi)
(Heinola landskommun) Population (2019)
▪ Population:
18,349 • Total 199,604
▪ Consolidated with the town

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▪ Hollola of Heinola in 1997.[5] • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)

▪ Nastola ISO 3166 FI-16
▪ Population:
code
23,087 ▪ Consolidated with the city
NUTS 185
▪ Iitti (Itis) of Lahti in 2016.[6]
Regional White-backed
▪ Population: bird woodpecker
6,557 (Dendrocopos
leucotos)
▪ Kärkölä
Regional Carp bream
▪ Population: fish (Abramis brama)
4,244 Regional Cornflower
flower (Centaurea cyanus)
▪ Lahti (Lahtis)
Regional Lake Päijänne
▪ Population: lake
120,093 Website paijat-hame.fi (http://
www.paijat-hame.fi)
▪ Orimattila

▪ Population:
15,814
▪ Padasjoki
▪ Population:
2,814
▪ Sysmä
▪ Population:
3,583

Until 2021, Iitti was part of the Kymenlaakso region before

it became part of Päijät-Häme.[7]

Heraldry
Blazon: Azure, a mermaid and in dexter chief a cuckoo close A map of Päijänne Tavastia in 1996.
Or. In laymen's terms: The coat of arms sports a depiction of
the ancient water goddess Vellamo as a mermaid, with a
cuckoo.[8][9]

Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Päijänne Tavastia:

▪ Social Democratic Party 23.28%

▪ Finns Party 22.10%
▪ National Coalition Party 19.43%
▪ Centre Party 9.94%
▪ Green League 8.82%
▪ Left Alliance 6.12%
▪ Christian Democrats 6.12%

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▪ Movement Now 1.64%

▪ Seven Star Movement 0.40%
▪ Blue Reform 0.38%
▪ Swedish People's Party of Finland 0.29%
▪ Other parties 1.48%

See also
▪ Kajaanselkä Basin
▪ Kymi River
▪ Lake Vesijärvi

Gallery

Medieval church in Hollola A view of Lahti centre Lake Päijänne in Sysmä

Heinola town centre Lahti Market Place with Harbour in Vääksy,

the City Hall by Eliel Asikkala
Saarinen in the
background

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Virenoja Rapids and ruins Hartola Church The radio masts in Lahti,
of an old mill, Orimattila symbols for the city

Vääksy Canal, Asikkala Rural landscape in Nastola Church

Orimattila

Rural landscape in The Tähtiniemi Bridge in The celebrated Sibelius

Kärkölä Heinola Hall is the heart of Lahti's
cultural life

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Ski jumping hills in Lahti; A rock cleft in Hollola The Gothic Revival church
also an venue for Ski in Kärkölä
Jumping WC

Lake Vesijärvi in Asikkala A windmill in Hartola A typical traditional

Tavastian village view,
Orimattila

National romantic Architecture in Lahti Pyhäniemi Manor, Hollola

municipal house in Hollola

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An old mill at River Kymi Ring, a motor racing

Vääksynjoki, Asikkala circuit in Kausala, Iitti

References
1. "Luokitus: Maakunnat 2022 | Tilastokeskus" (https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/0
01-2018/index_en.html).
2. "EURES - Labour market information - Päijät-Häme - European Commission" (https://ec.eur
opa.eu/eures/main.jsp?catId=7490&acro=lmi&lang=en&countryId=FI&regionId=FI1&nuts2C
ode=FI18&nuts3Code=FI185&regionName=P%C3%A4ij%C3%A4t-H%C3%A4me).
ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
3. "Artjärvi ja Orimattila yhteen 2011" (https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5531751). Yle (in Finnish). 22
March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
4. Tuomisto, Emmi (30 December 2016). "Hämeenkosken hyvä henki kukoistaa kuntaliitoksen
jälkeenkin" (https://www.ess.fi/paikalliset/726676). Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish).
Retrieved 7 August 2022.
5. Räty, Nina (26 June 1996). "Heinolat yhdistyvät sittenkin - ja vauhdilla KHO kumosi
lääninoikeuden päätöksen tasa-arvopykälien rikkomisesta" (https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-20
00003541475.html). Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy.
Retrieved 7 August 2022.
6. Uuskallio, Vili (29 December 2016). " "Lahden ja Nastolan liitoksesta seurannut jotain
hyvääkin" " (https://www.ess.fi/paikalliset/726674). Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish).
Retrieved 7 August 2022.
7. Korhonen, Antti-Jussi (31 December 2020). "Iitti vaihtaa maakuntaa huomenna – kaikkiaan
viisi kuntaa vaihtaa maakuntaa" (https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11720202). Yle (in Finnish).
Retrieved 26 September 2022.
8. Päijät-Häme – Kuntaliitto (https://www.kuntaliitto.fi/kunta/paijat-hame) (in Finnish)
9. Maakuntatunnukset – Päijät-Hämeen liitto (https://paijat-hame.fi/paijat-hameen-liitto/maakun
tatunnukset/) (in Finnish)

External links
▪ The Regional Council of Päijät-Häme (https://web.archive.org/web/20100109182526/http://w
ww.paijat-hame.fi/en)

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