Satakunta (historical province)

Historical province of Satakunta
(borders of the modern provinces,
i.e. regions with pink colour)

Satakunta (Latin: Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia) is a historical province of Finland. It borders the historical provinces of Finland Proper, Tavastia and Ostrobothnia, also the Gulf of Bothnia.

Historical Satakunta is situated on the areas of modern provinces of Satakunta and the most of Pirkanmaa, also little areas of Central Finland and Southern Ostrobothnia.

Historical provinces of Finland

Finland Proper	Finland Proper (except Loimaa and Somero municipalities)

Karelia	North Karelia South Karelia southeastern Kymenlaakso easternmost Northern Savonia southernmost Southern Savonia

Laponia	northern Lapland

Ostrobothnia	Central Ostrobothnia Coastal Ostrobothnia Kainuu Northern Ostrobothnia predominantly Southern Ostrobothnia southern Lapland

Satakunta	Satakunta predominantly Pirkanmaa westernmost Central Finland northeastern Finland Proper southeastern Southern Ostrobothnia Loimaa municipality of Finland Proper

Savonia	predominantly Northern Savonia predominantly Southern Savonia

Tavastia	Päijänne Tavastia Tavastia Proper predominantly Central Finland northern Kymenlaakso westernmost Northern Savonia southern and southwestern Pirkanmaa southwesternmost Southern Savonia Somero municipality of Finland Proper

Uusimaa	Uusimaa southern Kymenlaakso

Åland	Åland

Coordinates: 61°42′00″N 21°53′00″E / 61.7000°N 21.8833°E / 61.7000; 21.8833

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