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Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni) is a province of Finland. Relatively small in area, the province is dominated by the sprawl around Helsinki and is the most populous in Finland.

[edit] Regions

• South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala, Södra Karelen)
• Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme, Päijänne Tavastland)
• Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme, Egentliga Tavastland)
• Uusimaa (Nyland)
• Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa, Östra Nyland)
• Kymenlaakso (Kymmenedalen)

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• Helsinki (Helsingfors) and its neighbors Espoo (Esbo) and Vantaa (Vanda)
• Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), has a medieval castle
• Kotka, a port town on the road to Russia
• Lahti, a fairly grim industrial town
• Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand), a port town by the lake Saimaa
• Porvoo (Borgå), a city with a very nice old town
• Hyvinkää, a relatively small city, the Finnish Railway museum [1] is located here

[edit] Other destinations

• Ekenäs (Tammisaari)
• Hanko (Hangö)
• Kouvola
• Nuuksio National Park
• Siuntio (Sjundeå)

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Between cities and major towns you can use the trains [2] or buses [3]. Hitchhiking is uncommon but possible, but be aware that some roads have very little traffic. If you chose smaller countryroads, cycling is a possibility and you can camp wild as long as you regard the "jokamiehenoikeus" (right to access) which states basically "behave".

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