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Administrative Divisions of Finland
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- Maakuntien liittojen vaakunat (Finnish regional arms)
Finland Regions
The method in which Finland's administrative divisions are categorised was revised on the 1 January 2010 when the country abolished the administrative division system of six major �provinces� and remodeled its sub-regions and municipalities in later years. As of 2019, the administrative structure of Finland is as shown below.Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019
Major Regions
Five �Major regions 2019� (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/suuralue/001-2019/index_en.html, in English):
- Helsinki-Uusimaa
- Southern Finland
- Western Finland
- Northern and Eastern Finland
- �land
Administrative Regions
19 main administrative regions (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2019/index_en.html, in English):
- Uusimaa
- Southwest Finland
- Satakunta
- Kanta-H�me
- Pirkanmaa
- P�ij�t-H�me
- Kymenlaakso
- South Karelia
- South Savo
- North Savo
- North Karelia
- Central Finland
- South Ostrobothnia
- Ostrobothnia
- Central Ostrobothnia
- North Ostrobothnia
- Kainuu
- Lapland
- �land (autonomous region)
Subregional Units
This is followed by a total of 70 �Sub-regional units 2019� in these main administrative regions (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/seutukunta/001-2019/index_en.html):
- Etel�-Pirkanmaa
- Forssa
- Haapavesi-Siikalatva
- Helsinki
- H�meenlinna
- Imatra
- It�-Lappi
- Jakobstadsregionen
- Joensuu
- Joutsa
- Jyv�skyl�
- J�ms�
- J�rviseutu
- Kajaani
- Kaustinen
- Kehys-Kainuu
- Kemi-Tornio
- Keski-Karjala
- Keuruu
- Koillis-Savo
- Koillismaa
- Kokkola
- Kotka-Hamina
- Kouvola
- Kuopio
- Kuusiokunnat
- Kyr�nmaa
- Lahti
- Lappeenranta
- Loimaa
- Lounais-Pirkanmaa
- Loviisa
- Luoteis-Pirkanmaa
- Mariehamns stad
- Mikkeli
- Nivala-Haapaj�rvi
- Oulu
- Oulunkaari
- Pieks�m�ki
- Pielisen Karjala
- Pohjois-Lappi
- Pohjois-Satakunta
- Pori
- Porvoo
- Raahe
- Raasepori
- Rauma
- Riihim�ki
- Rovaniemi
- Saarij�rvi-Viitasaari
- Salo
- Savonlinna
- Sein�joki
- Sis�-Savo
- Suupohja
- Syd�sterbotten
- Tampere
- Torniolaakso
- Tunturi-Lappi
- Turku
- Vaasa
- Vakka-Suomi
- Varkaus
- Ylivieska
- Yl�-Pirkanmaa
- Yl�-Savo
- �boland-Turunmaa
- �lands landsbygd
- �lands sk�rg�rd
- ��nekoski
Finally, Finland has 311 municipalities (https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/maanmittauslaitos.fi/files/attachments/2018/01/Suomen_pa_2018_kunta_maakunta.pdf,
National Land Survey of Finland).
Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019