Egentliga Finland

== Swedish == === Etymology === 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 === 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.