Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Riihimäki sub-region
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was merge to Kanta-Häme. (non-admin closure) Cavarrone 05:31, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
Riihimäki sub-region
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I propose merging to Kanta-Häme, as this represents a relatively minor and short-lived administrative structure. This AfD is a test case for a broader merge of sub-regions into their parent regions. Historically, sub-regions functioned as formal administrative entities in 1994–2014, primarily to facilitate inter-municipal cooperation. Today, their role is mostly limited to statistical classification, and they are used in regional news categorization.
Most of the articles about the sub-regions are badly sourced, both here and in fiwiki, and finding additional sources is difficult. All the information here is already present at Kanta-Häme#Sub-regions. The map cannot be included at the target page, but perhaps the regional borders could be added to the {{Location map+}} instead? Jähmefyysikko (talk) 11:24, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the list of Finland-related AfD discussions. Jähmefyysikko (talk) 11:24, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related AfD discussions. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 11:26, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
- Support per nominator's rationale. FaviFake (talk) 16:25, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
- Merge to Kanta-Häme for the reasons given. I checked the Forssa sub-region and Hämeenlinna sub-region as the relevant broader examples and they are of a similar level of quality, and could similarly be merged (boldly would be fine). I also support the broader case for consolidation, except in cases where a merge would make the target article WP:TOOLONG; there are significant benefits of context. Klbrain (talk) 09:38, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.