Regions of Finland




Not to be confused with provinces of Finland, historical provinces of Finland, or Regional State Administrative Agency.
























Region
maakunta  (Finnish)
landskap  (Swedish)
Regions in Finland.svg
Category Unitary state
Location Finland
Number 19
Government Regional council
Subdivisions Municipality
































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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[citation needed].




Contents






  • 1 Regions


  • 2 Former regions


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Regions


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№
 Flag
 Coat of arms
 Name
 Official English name[1]
 Finnish name
 Swedish name
 Capital
 Area (km2)
 Population
(31 Dec 2017)[2]
1.
Lapland
Lapland
Lapland
Lapland
Lappi
Lappland
Rovaniemi
 92,674
 180,207
2.
North Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia
Pohjois-⁠Pohjanmaa
Norra Österbotten
Oulu
 36,815
 411,150
3.
Kainuu
Kainuu
Kainuu
Kainuu
Kainuu
Kajanaland
Kajaani
 20,197
 74,803
4.
North Karelia
North Karelia
North Karelia
North Karelia
Pohjois-Karjala
Norra Karelen
Joensuu
 17,761
 164,085
5.
North Savonia
North Savonia
Northern Savonia
Pohjois-Savo
Pohjois-Savo
Norra Savolax
Kuopio
 16,768
 247,776
6.
Etelä-Savo
Etelä-Savo
Southern Savonia
Etelä-Savo
Etelä-Savo
Södra Savolax
Mikkeli
 14,257
 148,975
7.
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia
Etelä-Pohjanmaa
Södra Österbotten
Seinäjoki
 13,444
 191,860
8.
Central Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia
Keski-Pohjanmaa
Mellersta Österbotten
Kokkola
 5,020
 69,027
9.
Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia
Pohjanmaa
Österbotten
Vaasa
 7,753
 181,441
10.
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Birkaland
Tampere
 12,585
 509,356
11.
Central Finland
Central Finland
Central Finland
Central Finland
Keski-Suomi
Mellersta Finland
Jyväskylä
 16,703
 276,196
12.
Satakunta
Satakunta
Satakunta
Satakunta
Satakunta
Satakunta
Pori
 7,820
 221,740
13.
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland
Varsinais-Suomi
Varsinais-Suomi
Egentliga Finland
Turku
 10,663
 475,543
14.
South Karelia
South Karelia
South Karelia
South Karelia
Etelä-Karjala
Södra Karelen
Lappeenranta
 5,327
 130,506
15.
Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme
Päijänne Tavastia
Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme
Päijänne-Tavastland
Lahti
 5,125
 201,685
16.
Kanta-Häme
Kanta-Häme
Tavastia Proper
Kanta-Häme
Kanta-Häme
Egentliga Tavastland
Hämeenlinna
 5,199
 173,781
17.
Uusimaa
Uusimaa
Uusimaa
Uusimaa
Uusimaa
Nyland
Helsinki
 9,097
 1,638,293
18.
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso
Kymmenedalen
Kotka, Kouvola
 5,149
 177,659
19.
Åland
Åland
Åland Islands[3]
Åland
Ahvenanmaa
Åland
Mariehamn
 1,553
 29,214


Former regions


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Number
 Coat of Arms
 Name
 Official English name[4]
 Finnish name
 Swedish name
 Capital
 Dissolution (date)
20
Itä-Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg
Eastern Uusimaa
Itä-Uusimaa
Itä-Uusimaa[5]
Östra Nyland
Porvoo
 January 1, 2011














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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





  1. ^ https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2018/index_en.html


  2. ^ Tilastokeskus. "Population". www.stat.fi..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ The role that the regional councils serve on Mainland Finland are, in Åland, handled by the autonomous Government of Åland.


  4. ^ https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2010/index_en.html


  5. ^ "Valtioneuvosto päätti Uudenmaan ja Itä-Uudenmaan maakuntien yhdistämisestä" (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.




External links








  • Regional Councils of Finland – Official site

  • Regional State Administrative Agencies












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