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Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnis/Swedish) literally rather "province", but that's the chosen translation for the larger divisions of Finland).

  • Lapland
    • Lapland (Lappi/ Lapland)
  • Eastern Finland
    • Northern Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
    • Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
    • Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax)
  • Oulu Province
    • Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
    • Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)
  • 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
    • Southern 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)

The municipalities of a region are associated with a Regional Council.

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