Subdivisions of Finland
- Mainland Finland (level NUTS 1)
- State organization, controlled by the executive branch of the central government (Government of Finland and its ministries)
- until 1634: provinces (Finnish: maakunta, Swedish: landskap) -> historical provinces of Finland
- 1634–1997: counties (Finnish: lääni, Swedish: län)
- 1997–2009: 6 provinces of Finland (Finnish lääni, Swedish län), level NUTS 2
- divided into 90 state local districts of Finland (Finnish kihlakunta, Swedish härad), which serve as the official local administrative units of the state, providing the registry office, police and judicial administration
- Also, 12 numbering areas
- Municipalities, controlled by the respective municipal councils (Finnish: valtuusto, Swedish: fullmäktige)
- 432 municipalities (Finnish kunta, Swedish kommun), LAU 2 (NUTS 5)
- the municipalities co-operate in 74 sub-regions (Finnish seutukunta, Swedish ekonomisk region), LAU 1 (NUTS 4)
- and in 20 regions of Finland (Finnish maakunta, Swedish landskap), level NUTS 3, within the 6 provinces
- State organization, controlled by the executive branch of the central government (Government of Finland and its ministries)
- NUTS codes of the European Union
- Åland, an autonomous insular region (level NUTS 1)
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