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Regions (regions) (maakunnat)
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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
| No | Title | Finnish title | Swedish title | Emblem | Map | Ter. [one] | Us. [2] | Raft. | Centre | ISO 3166 | Total | Lip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Lapland | Lappi | Lappland | 92 660 | 180 848 | 2.0 | Rovaniemi | FI-10 | 21 | Lappi | ||
| 2 | Northern Ostrobothnia | Pohjois-pohjanmaa | Norra Österbotten | 35 508 | 406 966 | 11.5 | Oulu | FI-14 | 34 | Oulu | ||
| 3 | Kainuu | Kainuu | Kajanaland | 21 499 | 78 388 | 6,6 | Kayaani | FI-05 | 9 | Oulu | ||
| four | North Karelia | Pohjois-karjala | Norra karelen | 17,762 | 164,744 | 9.3 | Joensuu | FI-13 | 14 | Eastern Finland | ||
| five | Northern Savonia | Pohjois-savo | Norra savolax | 16 768 | 248 112 | 14.8 | Kuopio | FI-15 | nineteen | Eastern Finland | ||
| 6 | South Savo | Etelä-Savo | Södra savolax | 14,258 | 150 292 | 10.5 | Mikkeli | FI-04 | 14 | Eastern Finland | ||
| 7 | Southern Ostrobothnia | Etelä-pohjanmaa | Södra Österbotten | 13,443 | 192 580 | 14.3 | Seinäjoki | FI-03 | nineteen | Western finland | ||
| eight | Ostrobothnia | Pohjanmaa | Österbotten | 7752 | 181,635 | 23.4 | Vaasa | FI-12 | 17 | Western finland | ||
| 9 | Pirkanmaa | Pirkanmaa | Birkaland | 12,585 | 506,098 | 40.2 | Tampere | FI-11 | 22 | Western finland | ||
| ten | Satakunta | Satakunta | Satakunda | 7820 | 222 920 | 28.5 | Pori | FI-17 | 21 | Western finland | ||
| eleven | Central Ostrobothnia | Keski-pohjanmaa | Mellersta Österbotten | 5019 | 68,990 | 13.7 | Kokkola | FI-07 | eight | Western finland | ||
| 12 | Central Finland | Keski-suomi | Mellersta Finland | 16,703 | 275,722 | 16.5 | Jyvaskyla | FI-08 | 23 | Western finland | ||
| 13 | Varinsays-suomi | Varsinais-suomi | Egentliga Finland | 10,663 | 474 164 | 44.5 | Turku | FI-19 | 28 | Western finland | ||
| 14 | South Karelia | Etelä-Karjala | Södra karelen | 5329 | 131 113 | 24.6 | Lappeenranta | FI-02 | 9 | Southern Finland | ||
| 15 | Pyayat-Hame | Päijät-Häme | Päijänne Tavastland | 5124 | 201 532 | 39.3 | Lahti | FI-16 | 12 | Southern Finland | ||
| sixteen | Kant-Hame | Kanta-häme | Egentliga Tavastland | 5198 | 174,682 | 33.6 | Hameenlinna | FI-06 | eleven | Southern Finland | ||
| 17 | Uusimaa | Uusimaa | Nyland | 9097 | 1,620,163 | 178.1 | Helsinki | FI-18 | 28 | Southern Finland | ||
| 18 | Kymenlaakso | Kymenlaakso | Kymmenedalen | 5149 | 178,675 | 34.7 | Kouvola | FI-09 | 7 | Southern Finland | ||
| nineteen | Åland Islands | Ahvenanmaa | Åland | 1553 | 28,992 | 18.7 | Mariehamn | FI-01 | sixteen | Åland 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
- ↑ http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/alat15_su_nimet.xlsx Area of administrative and territorial units of Finland as of 01/01/2015
- ↑ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vamuu/005_vamuu_tau_101.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=64667d9a-ce3c-4744-9e04- bydraft.