What is "tavastia"

Tavastia (Swedish: Tavastland; Finnish: Häme; Russian: Yam or Yemi) is a historical province in the south of Finland. It borders Finland Proper, Satakunta, Ostrobothnia, Savonia and Uusimaa.

Tavastia may refer to:

• Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland
• Tavastia (electoral district), Finland
• Tavastia Proper, a modern region of Finland
• Päijänne Tavastia, another region of Finland
  • Tavastians, people from Tavastia
• Tavastia Club, a popular rock venue in Helsinki, Finland

Hämeenmaa may refer to:

• Finnish Navy ships:
  • Hämeenmaa, a Uusimaa-class gunboat in commission 191753.
  • Hämeenmaa, a Riga-class frigate and later minelayer, in commission 196485.
  • FNS Hämeenmaa, a Hämeenmaa-class minelayer in commission since 1992.

Tavastia (formerly Tavastia South) is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative regions of Kanta-Häme and Päijät-Häme, with a combined population of about 364,000 . Tavastia currently elects 14 members of the Eduskunta.

The constituency is largely urban, centred on the cities of Hämeenlinna and Lahti. The largest party in the 2011 election was the Social Democratic Party of Finland.