Häme
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Häme is the name of a geographical region in Finland
. It is an ancient Finnish
word, etymologically related to sápmi, the endonym of the Sami people
. Häme can refer to:
In historical contexts:
In contemporary contexts:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is an ancient Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
word, etymologically related to sápmi, the endonym of the Sami people
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
. Häme can refer to:
In historical contexts:
- TavastiaTavastia (historical province)Tavastia, Tavastland or Häme, Russian Emi or Yemi, is a historical province in the south of Finland. It borders Finland Proper, Satakunta, Ostrobothnia, Savonia and Uusimaa.- Administration :...
(Häme) – a historical province of SwedenProvinces of SwedenThe provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
(Historical provinces of FinlandHistorical provinces of FinlandThe historical provinces of Finland are a legacy of the country's joint history with Sweden. The provinces ceased to be administrative entities in 1634 when they were superseded by the counties, a reform which remained in force in Finland until 1997. The provinces remain as a tradition, but have...
) - County of Nyland and TavastehusCounty of Nyland and TavastehusNyland and Tavastehus County was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1809.In 1775 a part of Satakunta was added from the Åbo and Björneborg County, while Upper Hollola was transferred to the new Kymmenegård County....
(Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni) – a county of SwedenCounties of SwedenThe Counties of Sweden are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties. The counties were established in 1634 on Count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, superseding the historical provinces of Sweden to introduce a modern administration...
, 1634 – 1809 - Governorate of Nyland-Tavastehus (Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni) – a governorateGuberniyaA guberniya was a major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire usually translated as government, governorate, or province. Such administrative division was preserved for sometime upon the collapse of the empire in 1917. A guberniya was ruled by a governor , a word borrowed from Latin ,...
of the Grand Duchy of FinlandGrand Duchy of FinlandThe Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire and was ruled by the Russian czar as Grand Prince.- History :...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, 1809 – 1831 - Governorate of Tavastehus (Hämeen lääni) – a governorate of the Grand Duchy of Finland, Russia, 1831 – 1917
- Häme ProvinceHäme ProvinceThe Province of Häme was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997.In 1997 the southern parts with Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia was merged together with the province of Uusimaa and Kymi into the new Province of Southern Finland...
(Hämeen lääni) – a province of FinlandProvinces of FinlandThe state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
, 1917 – 1997
In contemporary contexts:
- the Tavastian dialects, or Häme dialects (hämäläismurteet), of the Finnish language
- the TavastiansTavastiansTavastians are a historic people and a modern subgroup of the Finnish people. They live in areas of the historical province of Tavastia and speak Tavastian dialects....
, or Häme people (hämäläiset), a subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people - Häme, an often vaguely defined area of Finland associated with the Tavastian dialects and Tavastian cultural features on one hand and with the above-mentioned historical province of Tavastia on the other; the most prominent parts of contemporary Häme are:
- Tavastia ProperTavastia ProperTavastia Proper is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...
(Kanta-Häme) – a region of FinlandRegions of FinlandFinland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,... - Päijänne TavastiaPäijänne TavastiaPäijänne Tavastia is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions Uusimaa, Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, Southern Savonia and Kymenlaakso.- Historical provinces :...
(Päijät-Häme) – a region of Finland - PirkanmaaPirkanmaaPirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland....
– a region of Finland (historically, most of this area belonged to SatakuntaSatakunta (Historical province)Satakunta is a historical province of Finland. It borders the historical provinces of Finland Proper, Tavastia and Ostrobothnia, also the Gulf of Bothnia....
, but today it is strongly associated with Häme) - Central FinlandCentral FinlandCentral Finland is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia....
– a region of Finland (historically, most of this area unambiguously belonged to Tavastia, or Häme, but today the association is weaker)
- Tavastia Proper
See also
- place names including the element Häme or its genitive form Hämeen:
- HämeenkatuHämeenkatuHämeenkatu is the main street of Tampere, Finland. The beautiful boulevard is roughly a kilometre long, and 28.5 metres wide at its widest point....
, the main street of TampereTampereTampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
; streets bearing the same name can be found elsewhere in Finland as well - HämeenkyröHämeenkyröHämeenkyrö is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
, a municipality in PirkanmaaPirkanmaaPirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland.... - HämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...
, the administrational centre of Tavastia ProperTavastia ProperTavastia Proper is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...
- Häme CastleHäme castleHäme Castle is a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The castle is located on the coast of lake Vanajavesi in the city center. The castle was originally located on an island....
(Hämeen linna), a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna
- Häme Castle
- HämeentieHämeentieHämeentie is the longest street in Helsinki, Finland, and among its major thoroughfares. Hämeentie is a multi-lane street beginning at the Hakaniemi square in Siltasaari, and ending near Vanhankaupunginkoski on Koskelantie....
, the longest street in HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
; streets bearing the same name can be found elsewhere in Finland as well
- Hämeenkatu
- the provincesProvinces of FinlandThe state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Finland into which the regions of the Häme Province were merged in 1997:- Southern FinlandSouthern FinlandSouthern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- History :...
(1997 – 2009) - Western FinlandWestern FinlandWestern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.- History :...
(1997 – 2009)
- Southern Finland
- people whose names include the element Häme or its genitive form Hämeen:
- Jaakko Hämeen-AnttilaJaakko Hämeen-AnttilaJaakko Hämeen-Anttila is a Finnish academic researcher, serving as a professor of the Arabic language and Islamic studies at the University of Helsinki. He is one of the leading researchers of Islam in Finland. He has written many popular books on Islamic culture, history and poetry...
, a Finnish specialist of the Arabic languageArabic languageArabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and Islamic studiesIslamic studiesIn a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge... - Virpi Hämeen-AnttilaVirpi Hämeen-AnttilaVirpi Hämeen-Anttila is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2002 along with Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila.-References:...
, a Finnish writer
- Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
- people with the surname HämäläinenHämäläinenHämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the sixth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:*Aatu Hämäläinen , Finnish professional ice hockey player...
(“Tavastian”)