Southern Finland
Southern Finland lies by the coast of the Gulf of Finland, stretching into the lakeland of interior Finland. It is the most populous part of the country, dominated by the urban sprawl around Helsinki.
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The "Daughter of the Baltic", Helsinki is Finland's capital and largest city.
Espoo with a population of a quarter of a million is the second largest city in Finland.
Vantaa is in the Uusimaa region in southern Finland, right north of Helsinki.
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Uusimaa is a region along the coast in Southern Finland, with hundreds of islands, some big lakes and inland countryside.
Päijänne Tavastia is a region in Southern Finland. The region doesn't have any passenger airports, but there are good connections from the Helsinki region by bus; some places like Lahti and Kärkölä are connected by train too.
Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At 1,147 km², it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fifth largest in Europe.
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