Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish provinces
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This WikiProject is an attempt to formulate a common template for the Finnish provinces. It suggests a structure for the county articles which would make them more structured, while also giving them a common look and feel.
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[edit] Title
WikiProject Finnish provinces
[edit] Scope
This WikiProject aims to structure the articles for the 6 provinces of Finland, their municipalities and cities.
[edit] Parentage
The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Countries
[edit] Descendant WikiProjects
None so far, but could include Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish regions and Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish municipalities
[edit] Similar WikiProjects
Similar WikiProjects are WikiProject U.S. States, WikiProject French departements, WikiProject Chinese provinces and WikiProject Swedish counties
WikiProject historical provinces in Finland
See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Subnational entities
[edit] Participants
[edit] Coordination
The effort should be coordinated with the Finnish Wikipedia.
[edit] Structure
The article should start with a good introduction, giving the name of the province, its location in Finland, bordering provinces, seas or lakes and such. Also give a few facts about the county.
Next, there is a table with quick facts about the province. A template for the table can be found at the bottom of this page. The contents are as follows:
- The official name of the province in Finnish and Swedish (xx lääni/ xx län) is to go on top as the caption.
- A picture of the province coat of arms. A good source is required for this. It should be no more than xx pixels in width.
- Residence city: The seat of residence for the Governor (maaherra/landshövding).
- Land area: The area of the province in square km (km²) and the ranking.
- Population: The number of inhabitants, the ranking and the population density. Also include a year for the census.
The rest of the article should consists of a few short paragraphs. These paragraphs should give an outline of the history and politics etc. If the need arises the link to a full article is also provided for.
The heading should look like:
== Municipalities == ''Main article: [[Municipalities of _]]''
[edit] Template
When applying this template to a county stub or article (which already all exist), it should be common practice to create a temporary page to work on, with the following notice:
- ''This temporary page is being used to expand and convert the article [[_]] over to the new format proposed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish provinces|WikiProject Finnish provinces]]. Please feel free to add or edit anything on this page to help in the conversion process.''
Don't forget to replace the "_" with the name of the article being converted.
To notify readers/writers that a new page is being created, place the following text on the country article itself:
- '''A new page based on the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finnish provinces|template]] is being worked on at [[_/Temp]], please make any changes you want to make on that page.'''
Definition paragraph.
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[edit] Historical Provinces
For History, Geography and Culture see:
[edit] Administration
Main article: [[NN State Provincial Office]]
[edit] Regions
Main article: [[Regions of NN]]
[edit] Heraldry
Main article: [[Heraldry of NN]]
[edit] Miscellaneous topics
[edit] External Links
- State Provincial Office - Official site
[edit] Work in Progress
Reference links:
Template implemented, no map, no paragraph on heraldry:
- Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen lääni/Östra Finlands län)
- Oulu (Oulun lääni/Uleåborgs län)
- Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni/Södra Finlands län)
- Western Finland (Länsi-Suomen lääni/Västra Finlands län)
Template implemented, no paragraph on heraldry.
- Lapland (Lapin lääni/Lapplands län, Sápmi)
- Integration with former [[Lapland (region)]] on trial
Åland is a special case:
- Åland (Ahvenanmaan lääni/Ålands län)
