Regions of Finland
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Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). The regions are governed by Regional Councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region.
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Regions grouped by province
- Lapland (Lappi/ Lappland)
Oulu Province
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)
Eastern Finland
- North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
- Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
- Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax)
Western Finland
- 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)
Southern 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
- Åland Islands¹ (Landskapet Åland²)
Lapland Province
² The Åland Islands are unilingually Swedish. The name in Finnish language is Ahvenanmaa.
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See also
- Regions of Eastern Finland
- Regions of Lapland
- Regions of Oulu
- Regions of Southern Finland
- Regions of Western Finland
External links
- Regional Councils of Finland – Official site
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