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Pirkanmaa

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Country
  
Finland

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

NUTS
  
192

Population
  
500,166 (2013)

Historical province
  
Satakunta, Tavastia

ISO 3166 code
  
FI-11

Area
  
14,469 km²

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Regional bird
  
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Destinations
  
Tampere, Seitseminen National Park

Clubs and Teams
  
Tappara, Ilves, Tampereen Pyrintö, FC Ilves

Points of interest
  
Särkänniemi, Spy Museum, Moominvalley, Näsinneula, Helvetinjärvi National Park

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Tampere, Tampere University of Applie, Tampere University of Techno, Tampereen seudun ammattio

Pirkanmaa (Swedish: Birkaland, also known as Tampere Region in government documents), is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijät-Häme, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and Southwest Finland.

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Map of Pirkanmaa, Finland

Municipalities

The region of Pirkanmaa is made up of 22 municipalities, of which 11 have city status (marked in bold).

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Pirkanmaa:

  • National Coalition Party 22.3%
  • Social Democratic Party 21.6%
  • True Finns 21.1%
  • Centre Party 10.4%
  • Left Alliance 8.3%
  • Green League 8.3%
  • Christian Democrats 5.0%

    • References

    Pirkanmaa Wikipedia
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