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The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a regional animal of Kanta-Häme.
The Kanta-Hame region has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The first written mention of the historical province of Tavastia is found in the Chronicle of Novgorod, in reference to a military campaign launched by Prince Vladimir in 1042. The region had been ruled by the Swedes since the late 13th century, when Birger Jarl led the Second Crusade against the inhabitants of the historical province of Tavastia. In the 14th century, Häme became a fiefdom with Häme Castle as its administrative seat. When Finland was taken from Sweden by the Russians in 1809, Tavastia itself became part of the Russian Empire. Russian rule ended in 1917.[3]
