Native Name: | Swedish: Tavastehus län |
Conventional Long Name: | Province of Häme |
Common Name: | Häme |
Subdivision: | Province |
Nation: | Finland |
Year Start: | 1831 |
Year End: | 1997 |
P1: | County of Nyland and Tavastehus |
Flag P1: | Flag of Finland.svg |
S1: | Western Finland |
Flag S1: | Flag of Finland.svg |
S2: | Southern Finland |
Flag S2: | Flag of Finland.svg |
Capital: | Hämeenlinna |
Coordinates: | 61°N 24.4414°W |
Stat Year1: | 1 January 1993 |
Stat Area1: | 22246 |
Stat Pop1: | 688,200 |
Title Leader: | Governor |
The Province of Häme (Finnish: Hämeen lääni, Swedish: Tavastehus län) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997.
In 1997 the southern parts with Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme was merged with the province of Uusimaa and Kymi into the new province of Southern Finland. The northern part with Pirkanmaa was merged with the provinces of Vaasa, Central Finland, Turku and Pori into the new province of Western Finland.
The province corresponds roughly to the current regions of Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme and Pirkanmaa.