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Administrative Divisions of Finland

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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):

Administrative Regions

19 main administrative regions (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2019/index_en.html, in English):

  • Uusimaa
  • Southwest Finland
  • Satakunta
  • Kanta-Häme
  • Pirkanmaa
  • Päijät-Häme
  • Kymenlaakso
  • South Karelia
  • South Savo
  • North Savo
  • North Karelia
  • Central Finland
  • South Ostrobothnia
  • Ostrobothnia
  • Central Ostrobothnia
  • North Ostrobothnia
  • Kainuu
  • Lapland
  • Åland (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):

  • Etelä-Pirkanmaa
  • Forssa
  • Haapavesi-Siikalatva
  • Helsinki
  • Hämeenlinna
  • Imatra
  • Itä-Lappi
  • Jakobstadsregionen
  • Joensuu
  • Joutsa
  • Jyväskylä
  • Jämsä
  • Järviseutu
  • Kajaani
  • Kaustinen
  • Kehys-Kainuu
  • Kemi-Tornio
  • Keski-Karjala
  • Keuruu
  • Koillis-Savo
  • Koillismaa
  • Kokkola
  • Kotka-Hamina
  • Kouvola
  • Kuopio
  • Kuusiokunnat
  • Kyrönmaa
  • Lahti
  • Lappeenranta
  • Loimaa
  • Lounais-Pirkanmaa
  • Loviisa
  • Luoteis-Pirkanmaa
  • Mariehamns stad
  • Mikkeli
  • Nivala-Haapajärvi
  • Oulu
  • Oulunkaari
  • Pieksämäki
  • Pielisen Karjala
  • Pohjois-Lappi
  • Pohjois-Satakunta
  • Pori
  • Porvoo
  • Raahe
  • Raasepori
  • Rauma
  • Riihimäki
  • Rovaniemi
  • Saarijärvi-Viitasaari
  • Salo
  • Savonlinna
  • Seinäjoki
  • Sisä-Savo
  • Suupohja
  • Sydösterbotten
  • Tampere
  • Torniolaakso
  • Tunturi-Lappi
  • Turku
  • Vaasa
  • Vakka-Suomi
  • Varkaus
  • Ylivieska
  • Ylä-Pirkanmaa
  • Ylä-Savo
  • Åboland-Turunmaa
  • Ålands landsbygd
  • Ålands skärgård
  • Äänekoski

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