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: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') is the name of a geographical region in Finland, associated with the Tavastians, or Häme people (''hämäläiset''), a subgroup of the Finnish people. The precise area referred to can vary depending on the context.

Contemporary contexts

* ''Häme'', an often vaguely defined area in Southern Finland associated with the Tavastians; the most prominent regions of contemporary ''Häme'' are: ** Tavastia Proper (''Kanta-Häme'') ** Päijänne Tavastia (''Päijät-Häme'') ** Pirkanmaa, (historically, most of this area belonged to Satakunta, but today it is strongly associated with ''Häme'') ** Central Finland (historically, most of this area unambiguously belonged to Tavastia, or ''Häme'', but today the association is weaker) * Place names including the element ''Häme'' in its

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form ''Hämeen'': ** Hämeenkatu, the main street of Tampere; streets bearing the same name can be found elsewhere in Finland as well ** Hämeenkyrö, a municipality in Pirkanmaa ** Hämeenlinna, the administrative centre of Tavastia Proper *** ''Hämeen linna'', or Häme Castle, a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, after which the city has been named ** Hämeentie, the longest street in Helsinki; streets bearing the same name can be found elsewhere in Finland as well

Historical contexts

* Tavastia (historical province) (''Häme''), a historical province within the Swedish realm from around the 13th century until 1809 and later one of the historical provinces of Finland * County of Nyland and Tavastehus (''Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni''), 1634–1809, roughly a combination of the historical provinces of Tavastia and Uusimaa * Governorate of Nyland-Tavastehus (''Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni''), 1809–1831, the continuation of the preceding administrative entity within the Grand Duchy of Finland * Governorate of Tavastehus (''Hämeen lääni''), 1831–1917, split off again from the Governorate of Nyland-Tavastehus * Häme Province (''Hämeen lääni''), 1917–1997, the continuation of the preceding administrative entity within the independent Finland ** the provinces of Finland into which the regions of the Häme Province were merged in 1997: ***

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(1997–2009) *** Western Finland (1997–2009)

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Geography of Kanta-Häme {{Finland-geo-stub

Contemporary contexts

Historical contexts

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