Häme Province (, ), or Tavastia, was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997.
In 1997 the southern parts with Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme was merged with the province of Uusimaa and Kymi into the new province of Southern Finland. The northern part with Pirkanmaa was merged with the provinces of Vaasa, Central Finland, Turku and Pori into the new province of Western Finland.
The province corresponds roughly to the current regions of Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme and Pirkanmaa.
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Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)
Asikkala Forssa Hattula Hauho Hausjärvi Hollola Humppila Hämeenkoski Hämeenkyrö Hämeenlinna Ikaalinen Janakkala Jokioinen Juupajoki Kalvola Kangasala Kihniö Kuhmalahti Kuorevesi Kuru Kylmäkoski Kärkölä Lahti Lammi Lempäälä Loppi Luopioinen Längelmäki Mouhijärvi Mänttä Nastola Nokia Orivesi Padasjoki Parkano Pirkkala Pälkäne Renko Riihimäki Ruovesi Sahalahti Tammela Tampere Toijala Tuulos Urjala Valkeakoski Vesilahti Viiala Viljakkala Vilppula Virrat Ylöjärvi Ypäjä
Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997) Aitolahti (re-established 2007) Eräjärvi Hämeenlinnan mlk Koijärvi Messukylä Pohjaslahti Somerniemi Sääksmäki Teisko Tottijärvi Tyrväntö Vanaja
Governors 1831 1831–1841 J. V. Snellman 1831 (acting) 1841–1863 1863–1865 1865–1869 1870–1875 1875–1887 1887–1895 1895–1899 1900–1901 1901–1904 1904–1906 1906–1910 Arthur Brofeldt 1910–1911 (acting) 1911–1917 1917–1918 (acting) Antti Tulenheimo 1918–1919 Albert von Hellens 1919–1930 1930–1959 1959–1972 Valdemar Sandelin 1973–1979 1979–1994 Kaarina Suonio 1994–1997
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