Editing Satakunta (section)

==Geography==
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[[File:A young stand of pine after the first thinning.jpg|thumb|left|A young stand of [[pine]] forest in Northern Satakunta.]]
[[File:Eurajoki Paneliassa (001).jpg|thumb|The [[Eura (river)|Eura River]] in [[Panelia]], [[Eura]].]]
The exact borders of Satakunta towards Southwest Finland, Ostrobothnia and Southern Tavastia are rather well-defined. However, this is not the case with the Northern Tavastia, i.e. in the modern day region of [[Pirkanmaa]]. This is because northern parts of Pirkanmaa were only sparsely inhabited wilderness and the borders of the provinces were never well defined before the introduction of [[Counties of Sweden|county system]] in 1634. In that year, the border between [[Turku and Pori County]] which included Satakunta, and [[Uusimaa and Tavastia county]] was rather arbitrarily drawn in [[Tammerkoski]]. To further complicate matters, [[Tampere]] with her surroundings was transferred to Tavastia Province in the 19th century. As a result, the region around [[Ikaalinen]] and [[Parkano]] is variously described as being part of Satakunta, Tavastia, ''Sata-Häme'' or Pirkanmaa.

[[Image:Sorkankylä.jpg|thumb|right|Village of Sorkka in [[Rauma, Finland|Rauma]] with typical coastal plain countryside of Satakunta]]
Satakunta is characterized by a strong contrast of coast and inland areas. The southernmost part of the coast is flanked by the [[archipelago]] of [[Rauma, Finland|Rauma]] but towards north, the number of coastal islands decreases markedly. The seabed is flat and due to this, the still-continuing post-glacial rising is perceivable even during a single person's lifetime. The dominating feature of the northern coast of Satakunta is the [[River delta|delta]] of [[Kokemäenjoki]] northwest of the town of [[Pori]].

The valley of river Kokemäenjoki and the area south of it form one of the most important agricultural regions of Finland. The main crops are [[rye]], [[barley]], [[potato]] and [[sugar beet]]. On the other hand, north of Kokemäenjoki valley, forests dominate the landscape and population density is much lower than in southern Satakunta. Towards inland, the flat agricultural plain gives way to a more hilly landscape blotted by lakes. In this area, the population centers are located along the most important waterways, as a result of the original inhabitation period.