| Region maakuntaInvalid language code. landskap(Swedish) | |
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| Regions in Finland.svg | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Finland |
| Number | 19 |
| Government | Regional council |
| Subdivisions | Municipality |
Template:Politics of Finland Finland comprises 19 regions, called maakunta in Finnish and 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. In addition, the public health services are usually organized on the basis of regions. Currently, the only region where a popular election is held for the council is Kainuu. Other regional councils are elected by municipal councils, each municipality sending representatives in proportion to its population.
In addition to inter-municipal cooperation, which is the responsibility of regional councils, there are 15 Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (Finnish: elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus, abbreviated ely-keskus), which is responsible for the local administration of labour, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and entrepreneurial affairs. They are each responsible for one or more of regions of Finland, and include offices of the Ministries of Employment and the Economy, Transport and Communications and Environment. The Finnish Defence Forces regional offices are responsible for the regional defence preparations and for the administration of conscription within the region.
Regions represent dialectal, cultural and economic variations better than the former provinces, which were purely administrative divisions of the central government. Historically, regions are divisions of historical provinces of Finland, areas which represent dialects and culture more accurately .
Regions[]
| № | Flag | Coat of arms | Name | Official English name[1] | Finnish name | Swedish name | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (31 Dec 2017)[2] |
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Lapland | Lapland | Lappi | Lappland | Rovaniemi | 92,674 | 180,207 |
| 2. | North Ostrobothnia | 
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North Ostrobothnia | North Ostrobothnia | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | Norra Österbotten | Oulu | 36,815 | 411,150 |
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Kainuu | Kainuu | Kainuu | Kajanaland | Kajaani | 20,197 | 74,803 |
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North Karelia | North Karelia | Pohjois-Karjala | Norra Karelen | Joensuu | 17,761 | 164,085 |
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Northern Savonia | Pohjois-Savo | Pohjois-Savo | Norra Savolax | Kuopio | 16,768 | 247,776 |
| 6. | Etelä-Savo | 
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Southern Savonia | Etelä-Savo | Etelä-Savo | Södra Savolax | Mikkeli | 14,257 | 148,975 |
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South Ostrobothnia | South Ostrobothnia | Etelä-Pohjanmaa | Södra Österbotten | Seinäjoki | 13,444 | 191,860 |
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Central Ostrobothnia | Central Ostrobothnia | Keski-Pohjanmaa | Mellersta Österbotten | Kokkola | 5,020 | 69,027 |
| 9. | Ostrobothnia | 
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Ostrobothnia | Ostrobothnia | Pohjanmaa | Österbotten | Vaasa | 7,753 | 181,441 |
| 10. | 
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Pirkanmaa | Pirkanmaa | Pirkanmaa | Birkaland | Tampere | 12,585 | 509,356 |
| 11. | 
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Central Finland | Central Finland | Keski-Suomi | Mellersta Finland | Jyväskylä | 16,703 | 276,196 |
| 12. | 
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Satakunta | Satakunta | Satakunta | Satakunta | Pori | 7,820 | 221,740 |
| 13. | Southwest Finland | 
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Southwest Finland | Varsinais-Suomi | Varsinais-Suomi | Egentliga Finland | Turku | 10,663 | 475,543 |
| 14. | South Karelia | 
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South Karelia | South Karelia | Etelä-Karjala | Södra Karelen | Lappeenranta | 5,327 | 130,506 |
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Päijänne Tavastia | Päijät-Häme | Päijät-Häme | Päijänne-Tavastland | Lahti | 5,125 | 201,685 |
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Tavastia Proper | Kanta-Häme | Kanta-Häme | Egentliga Tavastland | Hämeenlinna | 5,199 | 173,781 |
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Uusimaa | Uusimaa | Uusimaa | Nyland | Helsinki | 9,097 | 1,638,293 |
| 18. | Kymenlaakso | 
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Kymenlaakso | Kymenlaakso | Kymenlaakso | Kymmenedalen | Kotka, Kouvola | 5,149 | 177,659 |
| 19. | 
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Åland Islands[3] | Åland | Ahvenanmaa | Åland | Mariehamn | 1,553 | 29,214 |
Former regions[]
| Number | Coat of Arms | Name | Official English name[4] | Finnish name | Swedish name | Capital | Dissolution (date) |
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| 20 | 
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Eastern Uusimaa | Itä-Uusimaa | Itä-Uusimaa[5] | Östra Nyland | Porvoo | January 1, 2011 |
Template:Subdivisions of Finland
See also[]
- Municipalities of Lapland
- Regions of Northern Finland
- Regions of Eastern Finland
- Regions of Western and Central Finland
- Regions of South-Western Finland
- Regions of Southern Finland
- Municipalities of Åland
- County Councils of Sweden
- Household pennants of Finland
- ISO 3166-2:FI
- Regional State Administrative Agency
- List of Finnish regions by GDP
References[]
- ^ https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2018/index_en.html
- ^ Tilastokeskus. "Population". http://www.stat.fi/tup/suoluk/suoluk_vaesto_en.html.
- ^ The role that the regional councils serve on Mainland Finland are, in Åland, handled by the autonomous Government of Åland.
- ^ https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2010/index_en.html
- ^ "Valtioneuvosto päätti Uudenmaan ja Itä-Uudenmaan maakuntien yhdistämisestä" (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807084712/http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/tiedote/fi.jsp?oid=274585. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
External links[]
- Regional Councils of Finland – Official site
- Regional State Administrative Agencies
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