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Regions of Finland

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Territorial division of Finland
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NUTS: FI
ISO 3166-2: FI
Regions of Finland

The region or region ( Fin. Maakunta , Swede. Landskap ) in Finland is a first-tier administrative unit . From January 1, 2011, Finland is divided into 19 regions. Each region is governed by a regional council.

Content

List of Regions

NoTitleFinnish
title
Swedish
title
EmblemMapTer. [one]Us. [2]Raft.CentreISO 3166TotalLip
oneLaplandLappiLappland  92 660180 8482.0RovaniemiFI-1021Lappi
2Northern OstrobothniaPohjois-pohjanmaaNorra Österbotten  35 508406 96611.5OuluFI-1434Oulu
3KainuuKainuuKajanaland  21 49978 3886,6KayaaniFI-059Oulu
fourNorth KareliaPohjois-karjalaNorra karelen  17,762164,7449.3JoensuuFI-1314Eastern Finland
fiveNorthern SavoniaPohjois-savoNorra savolax  16 768248 11214.8KuopioFI-15nineteenEastern Finland
6South SavoEtelä-SavoSödra savolax  14,258150 29210.5MikkeliFI-0414Eastern Finland
7Southern OstrobothniaEtelä-pohjanmaaSödra Österbotten  13,443192 58014.3SeinäjokiFI-03nineteenWestern finland
eightOstrobothniaPohjanmaaÖsterbotten  7752181,63523.4VaasaFI-1217Western finland
9PirkanmaaPirkanmaaBirkaland  12,585506,09840.2TampereFI-1122Western finland
tenSatakuntaSatakuntaSatakunda  7820222 92028.5PoriFI-1721Western finland
elevenCentral OstrobothniaKeski-pohjanmaaMellersta Österbotten  501968,99013.7KokkolaFI-07eightWestern finland
12Central FinlandKeski-suomiMellersta Finland  16,703275,72216.5JyvaskylaFI-0823Western finland
13Varinsays-suomiVarsinais-suomiEgentliga Finland  10,663474 16444.5TurkuFI-1928Western finland
14South KareliaEtelä-KarjalaSödra karelen  5329131 11324.6LappeenrantaFI-029Southern Finland
15Pyayat-HamePäijät-HämePäijänne Tavastland  5124201 53239.3LahtiFI-1612Southern Finland
sixteenKant-HameKanta-hämeEgentliga Tavastland  5198174,68233.6HameenlinnaFI-06elevenSouthern Finland
17UusimaaUusimaaNyland  90971,620,163178.1HelsinkiFI-1828Southern Finland
18KymenlaaksoKymenlaaksoKymmenedalen  5149178,67534.7KouvolaFI-097Southern Finland
nineteenÅland IslandsAhvenanmaaÅland  155328,99218.7MariehamnFI-01sixteenÅland Islands

History

Since the reform of Nicholas I in 1831, the first level of the administrative-territorial division in Finland was the province . In 2010, Finland was divided into 6 provinces. As a result of the management reform, they were transformed into 19 regions.

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/alat15_su_nimet.xlsx Area of ​​administrative and territorial units of Finland as of 01/01/2015
  2. ↑ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vamuu/005_vamuu_tau_101.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=64667d9a-ce3c-4744-9e04- bydraft.

Links

  • The official website of the regional councils of Finland


Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fields_Finland&oldid=90129977


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