Regions of Finland (original) (raw)
Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish) literally rather "province", but that's the chosen translation for the larger divisions of Finland).
- Lapland
- Lapland (Lappi/ Lapland)
- Eastern Finland
- Northern Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
- Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
- Southern Savonia (Etel�-Savo/ S�dra Savolax)
- Oulu Province
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra �sterbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)
- Western Finland
- Southern Ostrobothnia (Etel�-Pohjanmaa/ S�dra �sterbotten)
- Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ �sterbotten)
- Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland)
- Satakunta (Satakunta/ Satakunda)
- Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta �sterbotten)
- Central Finland (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland)
- Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland)
- Southern Finland
- Southern Karelia (Etel�-Karjala/ S�dra Karelen)
- P�ij�nne Tavastia (P�ij�t-H�me/ P�ij�nne Tavastland)
- Tavastia Proper (Kanta-H�me/ Egentliga Tavastland)
- Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
- Eastern Uusimaa (It�-Uusimaa/ �stra Nyland)
- Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)
The municipalities of a region are associated with a Regional Council.
See also
- �land
- Provinces of Finland
- Municipalities of Finland
- Historical provinces of Finland
- County Councils of Sweden