Pirkanmaa

Category
GEOGRAPHY - PLACES

Language
FINNISH

Pirkanmaa , also known as Tampere Region in government documents,[1] is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the water area in the Kokemäki River watershed is located in the Pirkanmaa region, although Lake Vanajavesi is partly in the Kanta-Häme region. The region got its name from Pirkkala, which in the Middle Ages comprised most of present-day Pirkanmaa.[2] Tampere is the regional center and capital of Pirkanmaa, and at the same time the largest city in the region.

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