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

Coat o Airms	In Scots	In Finnish	In Swadish	Caipital	Map
	Lapland	Lappi	Lappland	Rovaniemi	Lapland Northren Ostrobothnie Kainuu North Karelie Northren Savonie Soothren Savonie Soothren Ostrobothnie Ostrobothnie Pirkanmaa Satakunta Central Ostrobothnie Central Finland Finland Proper Sooth Karelie Päijänne Tavastie Tavastie Proper Uusimaa Kymenlaakso Åland Islands
	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	Ahvenanmaa	Åland	Mariehamn

The region o Eastren Uusimaa wis consolidatit wi Uusimaa on Januar 1, 2011.

See an aa

• Regions o Eastren Finland
• Regions o Oulu
• Regions o Soothren Finland
• Regions o Wastren Finland
• Coonty Cooncils o Swaden
• Hoosehauld pennants o Finland

Freemit airtins

Media relatit tae Regions of Finland at Wikimedia Commons

• Regional Cooncils o Finland Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine– Offeecial steid
• Regional State Admeenistrative Agencies