Regions of Finland
Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). The regions are governed by Regional Councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region.
Regions grouped by province
Lapland Province
- Lapland (Lappi/ Lappland)
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)
- North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
- Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
- Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax)
- Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa/ Södra Österbotten)
- Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ Österbotten)
- Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland)
- Satakunta (Satakunta/ Satakunda)
- Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta Österbotten)
- Central Finland (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland)
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland)
- South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala/ Södra Karelen)
- Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme/ Päijänne Tavastland)
- Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme/ Egentliga Tavastland)
- Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
- Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland)
- Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)
Åland
- Åland Islands¹ (Landskapet Åland²)
¹ The role that the Regional Councils serve on
Mainland Finland are on the Åland Islands handled by the autonomous
Government of Åland.
² The Åland Islands are unilingually
Swedish. The name in
Finnish language is
Ahvenanmaa.
Coats of Arms (Selection)
See also
