Egentliga Finland
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “proper/actual Finland”, because the term Finland referred to this region before it became the name for the entire country. First attested as Egenteliga Finland in the 18th century, possibly as a kind of calque of a Latin term Fenningia presse dicta.
Proper noun
[edit]Egentliga Finland n (genitive Egentliga Finlands)
- Southwest Finland, a geographical and administrative region in southwestern Finland.
- Finland Proper, Southwest Finland, a historical province region of Finland (once part of Sweden).
- Turku and Pori Province, a former province of Finland.