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Päijät-Häme
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Finnish
thumb|upright|fi Päijät-Häme kartalla|alt=Map of Finland with Päijänne Tavastia highlighted
Etymology
fi Päijänne > fi Päijä(n)t- Häme Tavastia. The formation is based on earlier place names like fi Päijätsalo, fi Kätkytsalo, fi Säynätsalo (the last two are islands in the lake Päijänne). The name was fi fi: 1 1 Finnish lecturer/lector Heikki Peltola 1933 and became established in the 1950s.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
fi region c/Finland Päijänne Tavastia
Declension
sg Päijät-Häm ä
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