  hÃ¤meenlinna () is a city and municipality of about  inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of hÃ¤me in the south of finland and is the birthplace of composer jean sibelius. today, it belongs to the region of tavastia proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the governor of the province of southern finland. nearby cities include the capital helsinki (), tampere () and lahti (). the medieval hÃ¤me castle () is located in the city. thumb|hÃ¤meenlinna: sibelius house the municipalities of hauho, kalvola, lammi, renko and tuulos were consolidated with hÃ¤meenlinna on 1 january 2009. ==history== there was a settlement called [[va
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