Administrative Divisions of Finland

Last modified: 2026-04-04 by christopher oehler
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Finland with its 19 Regions and their capital cities (Finnish | source)

Finland with its 19 Regions and their capital cities (English | source)

• Introduction
• Major Regions
• Administrative Regions
• Subregional Units
• Municipalities

See also:

• Municipal Flags (Finland) (with more information on present regions)
• Finnish "Husband Flags"
• Clickable Map of Finland (with 1997–2009 sub-divisional borders)
• Finland: Index of Pages
• Finland
  
  
• National and provincial coats of arms (by Maunu Harmo, 2001 [retrieved])

Introduction

The method in which Finland's administrative divisions are categorised was revised on the 1 January 2010 when the country abolished the administrative division system of six major "provinces" and remodeled its sub-regions and municipalities in later years. As of 2019, the administrative structure of Finland is as shown below.
Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019

Major Regions

Five "Major Regions 2019" (source [retrieved], in English):

• Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Southern Finland
• Western Finland
• Northern and Eastern Finland
• Åland

Administrative Regions

19 main administrative regions (source [retrieved], in English):

• Uusimaa
• Southwest Finland
• Satakunta
• Kanta-Häme<
• Pirkanmaa
• Päijät-Häme
• Kymenlaakso
• South Karelia
• South Savo
• North Savo
• North Karelia
• Central Finland
• South Ostrobothnia
• Ostrobothnia
• Central Ostrobothnia
• North Ostrobothnia
• Kainuu
• Lapland
• Åland (autonomous region)

Subregional Units

This is followed by a total of 70 "Sub-regional units 2019" in these main administrative regions (source [retrieved]):

• Etelä-Pirkanmaa
• Forssa
• Haapavesi-Siikalatva
• Helsinki
• Hämeenlinna
• Imatra
• Itä-Lappi
• Jakobstadsregionen
• Joensuu
• Joutsa
• Jyväskylä
• Jämsä
• Järviseutu
• Kajaani
• Kaustinen
• Kehys-Kainuu
• Kemi-Tornio
• Keski-Karjala
• Keuruu
• Koillis-Savo
• Koillismaa
• Kokkola
• Kotka-Hamina
• Kouvola
• Kuopio
• Kuusiokunnat
• Kyrönmaa
• Lahti
• Lappeenranta
• Loimaa
• Lounais-Pirkanmaa
• Loviisa
• Luoteis-Pirkanmaa
• Mariehamns stad
• Mikkeli
• Nivala-Haapajärvi
• Oulu
• Oulunkaari
• Pieksämäki
• Pielisen Karjala
• Pohjois-Lappi
• Pohjois-Satakunta
• Pori
• Porvoo
• Raahe
• Raasepori
• Rauma
• Riihimäki
• Rovaniemi
• Saarijärvi-Viitasaari
• Salo
• Savonlinna
• Seinäjoki
• Sisä-Savo
• Suupohja
• Sydösterbotten
• Tampere
• Torniolaakso
• Tunturi-Lappi
• Turku
• Vaasa
• Vakka-Suomi
• Varkaus
• Ylivieska
• Ylä-Pirkanmaa
• Ylä-Savo
• Åboland-Turunmaa
• Ålands landsbygd
• Ålands skärgård
• Äänekoski

Municipalities

Finally, Finland has 311 municipalities (List of National Land Survey of Finland).

Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019