Regions o Finland
The Regions o Finland are the first level admeenistrative an poleetical subdiveesions o Finland.
Sax regional state admeenistrative agencies (Etelä-Suomi, Itä-Suomi, Lounais-Suomi, Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomi, Pohjois-Suomi, Lappi) wur creatit for Finland in 2010, ilk o thaim responsible for ane o the regions cried alue in Finnish an region in Swadish; in addition, Åland wis designatit a seivent region.
Thir lairger regions comprise ane or mair o 19 smawer regions cried maakunta in Finnish an landskap in Swadish. The regions is govrened bi regional cooncils, whilk ser as forums o cooperation for the municipalities o a region. The main tasks o the regions is regional plannin an development o enterprise an eddication. In addition, the public heal service is uisually organized on the basis o regions. Currently, the ae region whaur a popular election is held for the cooncil is Kainuu. Ither regional cooncils is elect bi municipal cooncils, ilka municipality sendin representatives in proportion tae its population.
In addition tae inter-municipal cooperation, whilk is the responsibility o regional cooncils, ilka region haes a state Employment an Economic Development Centre, that is responsible for the local admeenistration o labour, agricultur, fisheries, forestry an entrepreneurial affairs. The Finnish Defence Forces regional offices are responsible for the regional defence preparations an for the admeenistration o conscription athin the region.
Regions represent dialectal, cultural an economic variations better nor the umwhile provinces, whilk wur purely admeenistrative diveesions o the central govrenment. Historically, regions are diveesions o historical provinces o Finland, auries that represent dialects an cultur mair accurately.
Regions
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Coat o Airms | In Scots | In Finnish | In Swadish | Caipital | Map |
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Lapland | Lappi | Lappland | Rovaniemi | ||
Northren Ostrobothnie | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | Norra Österbotten | Oulu | ||
Kainuu | Kainuu | Kajanaland | Kajaani | ||
North Karelie | Pohjois-Karjala | Norra Karelen | Joensuu | ||
Northren Savonie | Pohjois-Savo | Norra Savolax | Kuopio | ||
Soothren Savonie | Etelä-Savo | Södra Savolax | Mikkeli | ||
Soothren Ostrobothnie | Etelä-Pohjanmaa | Södra Österbotten | Seinäjoki | ||
Central Ostrobothnie | Keski-Pohjanmaa | Mellersta Österbotten | Kokkola | ||
Ostrobothnie | Pohjanmaa | Österbotten | Vaasa | ||
Pirkanmaa | Pirkanmaa | Birkaland | Tampere | ||
Satakunta | Satakunta | Satakunda | Pori | ||
Central Finland | Keski-Suomi | Mellersta Finland | Jyväskylä | ||
Finland Proper | Varsinais-Suomi | Egentliga Finland | Turku | ||
Sooth Karelie | Etelä-Karjala | Södra Karelen | Lappeenranta | ||
Päijänne Tavastie | Päijät-Häme | Päijänne Tavastland | Lahti | ||
Tavastie Proper | Kanta-Häme | Egentliga Tavastland | Hämeenlinna | ||
Uusimaa | Uusimaa | Nyland | Helsinki | ||
Kymenlaakso | Kymenlaakso | Kymmenedalen | Kouvola | ||
Åland Islands[1] | Ahvenanmaa | Åland | Mariehamn |
The region o Eastren Uusimaa wis consolidatit wi Uusimaa on Januar 1, 2011.[2]
See an aa
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ The role that the regional cooncils serve on Mainland Finland are on the Åland Islands handled bi the autonomous Govrenment o Åland.
- ↑ "Valtioneuvosto päätti Uudenmaan ja Itä-Uudenmaan maakuntien yhdistämisestä" (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. 22 October 2009. Archived frae the original on 7 Julie 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
Freemit airtins
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- Regional Cooncils o Finland Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine– Offeecial steid
- Regional State Admeenistrative Agencies
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