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Administrative Divisions of Finland

Finland Regions (overview)
List of Provinces

Counties (lääni, län) (1997–2009)
Traditional (historical) provinces (Middle Ages – present times)

Regions (since 1995)

See also:

Regional Flags (at index page)
Clickable map of Finland (with 1997–2009 sub-divisional borders)
Municipal flags (Finland) (with more information on present regions)
Finnish "husband flags"
Finland
Finland: Index of Pages
Regional flags (Sweden)

Related sites:

Virtual Finland: Finnsh coats of arms with text by Maunu Harmo
Maakuntien liittojen vaakunat (Finnish regional arms)

Finland Regions

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” (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/suuralue/001-2019/index_en.html, in English):

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

Administrative Regions

19 main administrative regions (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2019/index_en.html, 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 (http://stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/seutukunta/001-2019/index_en.html):

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

Finally, Finland has 311 municipalities (https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/maanmittauslaitos.fi/files/attachments/2018/01/Suomen_pa_2018_kunta_maakunta.pdf, National Land Survey of Finland).
Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019