Finns proper

Finns proper
Coat of arms of the historical province of Finland Proper
Regions with significant populations
Southwest Finland and Satakunta
Languages
Finnish (Southwest Finnish dialects)
Religion
Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Other regional subgroups
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The area where the Southwest Finnish dialects are spoken

Finns proper (Finnish: varsinaissuomalaiset; Swedish: Egentliga Finnar) are a historic people and a modern subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people. They live in the areas of the historical province of Finland Proper (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi) and Satakunta, and they speak the southwestern dialects of Finnish. The Finns proper have had strong connections to Scandinavia throughout their history.

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