The Province of Varese (Italian: Provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio.
Samarate, a comune in the province, is the headquarters of the AgustaWestland division of Finmeccanica, the world's largest producer of helicopters.
It has an area of 1,199 km², and a total population of 812,477 (2001). There are 141 comunes in the province. As of December 31, 2007, the main comunes by population are:
