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Contents 1 Regions 2 Coats of Arms 3 See also 4 External links

Regions

1. Lapland (Lappi / Lappland)
2. Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten)
3. Kainuu (Kainuu / Kajanaland)
4. North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
5. Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax)
6. Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax)
7. Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa / Södra Österbotten)
8. Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa / Österbotten), also disambiguated as "coastal region of Vaasa" (Vaasan rannikkoseutu)
9. Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa / Birkaland)
10. Satakunta (Satakunta / Satakunda)
11. Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten)
12. Central Finland (Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland)
13. Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland)
14. South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen)
15. Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme / Päijänne Tavastland)
16. Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland)
17. Uusimaa (Uusimaa / Nyland)
18. Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland)
19. Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen)
20. Åland Islands¹ (Ahvenanmaa / Åland)

¹ The role that the regional councils serve on Mainland Finland are on the Åland Islands handled by the autonomous Government of Åland. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. Northern Ostrobothnia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Kainuu (Kajanaland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. The Region of North Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. North Savo is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. Southern Savonia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in the south-east of Finland. South Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions (fi maakunta / sv landskap) of Finland. Ostrobothnia (Österbotten Pohjanmaa is a Region of Finland (landskap maakunta Vaasa ( Swedish: Vasa) is a city on the west coast of Finland. Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Satakunta (Satakunda Finnia Septentrionalis or Satagundia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) and a historical province of Finland Central Ostrobothnia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Western Finland. Central Finland (in Finnish Keski-Suomi, in Swedish Mellersta Finland) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland. The Region of South Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Päijänne Tavastia ( Finnish: Päijät-Häme) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne Tavastia Proper is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. This article is about the contemporary region of Finland For other uses of Uusimaa see Uusimaa (disambiguation Uusimaa, or Nyland Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. Kymenlaakso ( Swedish Kymmenedalen) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. Mainland Finland (Manner-Suomi is a term used for instance in Statistics to exclude the autonomous Åland Islands under Finnish The Landskapsregering, is the Government of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

Coats of Arms

See also

• Regions of Eastern Finland
• Regions of Oulu
• Regions of Southern Finland
• Regions of Western Finland
• County Councils of Sweden

External links

• Regional Councils of Finland – Official site

The Province of Eastern Finland in Finland is divided into three regions, 14 districts and 65 municipalities. The Oulu Province in Finland is divided on two regions, nine districts and 50 municipalities. The Province of Southern Finland in Finland is divided on six regions, 16 sub-regions and 88 municipalities. The Province of Western Finland in Finland is divided on seven regions, 34 districts and 192 municipalities. A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County in Sweden.

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