Regions of Finland
From Wacklepedia - The Free Encyclopedia
Finland is divided into 20
regions (maakunta/landskap in
Finnish/
Swedish) literally rather "province", but that's the chosen translation for the larger divisions of Finland).
- Lapland
- Eastern Finland
- Northern Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
- Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
- Southern Savonia (Etel?Savo/ S?ra Savolax)
- Oulu Province
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra ?terbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)
- Western Finland
- Southern Ostrobothnia (Etel?Pohjanmaa/ S?ra ?terbotten)
- Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ ?terbotten)
- Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland)
- Satakunta (Satakunta/ Satakunda)
- Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta ?terbotten)
- Central Finland (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland)
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland)
- Southern Finland
- Southern Karelia (Etel?Karjala/ S?ra Karelen)
- P?j?ne Tavastia (P?j?-H?e/ P?j?ne Tavastland)
- Tavastia Proper (Kanta-H?e/ Egentliga Tavastland)
- Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
- Eastern Uusimaa (It?Uusimaa/ ?tra Nyland)
- Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)
The municipalities of a region are associated with a Regional Council.
See also
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