Administrative Divisions of Finland

Administrative Divisions Of Finland

As of 2011, Finland is divided into:

  • 6 Regional State Administrative Agencies (Finnish alue, Swedish region; namely Etelä-Suomi, Itä-Suomi, Lounais-Suomi, Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomi, Pohjois-Suomi, Lappi) plus Åland – replacing the old division of six provinces
  • 19 regions (Finnish maakunta, Swedish landskap) (previously, 20 maakunta before 2011)
  • the regions are divided into 72 sub-regions (Finnish seutukunta, Swedish ekonomisk region)
  • the sub-regions are divided into 342 municipalities (Finnish kunta, Swedish kommun).

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