Regions of Finland
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Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish). The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. Currently, the only region where a popular election is held for the council is Kainuu.
Regions represent dialectal, cultural and economic variations better than the provinces, which are purely administrative divisions of the central government.
Regions
- Lapland (Lappi / Lappland)
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu / Kajanaland)
- North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
- Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax)
- Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax)
- Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa / Södra Österbotten)
- Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa / Österbotten)
- Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa / Birkaland)
- Satakunta (Satakunta / Satakunda)
- Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten)
- Central Finland (Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland)
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland)
- South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen)
- Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme / Päijänne Tavastland)
- Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland)
- Uusimaa (Uusimaa / Nyland)
- Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland)
- Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen)
- Åland Islands¹ (Ahvenanmaa / Åland)
Coats of Arms (Selection)
See also
- Regions of Eastern Finland
- Regions of Oulu
- Regions of Southern Finland
- Regions of Western Finland
- County Councils of Sweden
External links
- [Regional Councils of Finland] - Official site
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