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Encyclopedia > Municipalities of Finland Proper
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The 54 municipalities of the Finland Proper Region in Finland are divided on five districts. Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, Lääninhallitus, or Länsstyrelse. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Finland is divided into 82 districts (seutukunnat/ekonomiska regioner in Finnish/Swedish). ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... This is a listing in alphabetical order of the current municipalities in Finland as of 2005. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 2003: Helsinki (Helsingfors), 559716 (Helsinki Metropolitan Area 971825) Espoo (Esbo), 221597 Tampere (Tammerfors), 200104 Vantaa (Vanda), 181890 Turku (Åbo), 174618 Oulu (Uleåborg), 124588 Lahti (Lahtis), 97968 Kuopio, 87821 Jyväskylä, 81110 Pori (Björneborg), 75895... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... This is a list of towns in Finland. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Finland cover 6 provinces. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... The Region of Finland Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 82 districts (seutukunnat/ekonomiska regioner in Finnish/Swedish). ...


Åboland-Turunmaa

Dragsfjärd is a municipality of Finland. ... Houtskari (Houtskär in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Iniö is a municipality of Finland. ... Kimito (IPA: //), or Kemiö (/ˈkemiø/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Korpo (Korppoo in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Nagu (Nauvo in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Pargas (Parainen in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Västanfjärd is a municipality of Finland. ...

Salo District

Halikko is a municipality of Finland. ... Kiikala is a municipality of Finland. ... Kisko is a municipality of Finland. ... Kuusjoki is a municipality of Finland. ... Muurla is a municipality of Finland. ... Perniö (IPA: , or Bjärnå in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Pertteli is a municipality of Finland. ... Salo is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Somero is a municipality of Finland. ... Suomusjärvi (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ... Särkisalo (IPA: ), or Finby in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. ...

Turku District

Askainen (Villnäs in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Kaarina (S:t Karins in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Lemu is a municipality of Finland. ... Lieto (Lundo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Masku is a municipality of Finland. ... Merimasku is a municipality of Finland. ... Mynämäki (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ... Naantali (Swedish Nådendal, Latin Vallis Gratiae - valley of grace), city in south-western Finland, known as the probably most important tourist centre of the country. ... Nousiainen (Nousis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Paimio (Pemar in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Piikkiö (IPA: ), or Pikis in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Raisio (Swedish Reso), city in south-western Finland and an important junction of major roads. ... Rusko is a municipality of Finland. ... Rymättylä (IPA: ), or Rimito in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Sauvo (Sagu in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Location within Finland Turku (Swedish: Åbo  listen?, Latin: Aboa) is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. ... Vahto is a municipality of Finland. ... Velkua is a municipality of Finland. ...

Vakka-Suomi

Kustavi (Gustavs in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Laitila is a municipality of Finland. ... Mietoinen is a municipality of Finland. ... Pyhäranta (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ... Taivassalo (Tövsala in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Uusikaupunki (Nystad in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Vehmaa is a municipality of Finland. ...

Loimaa District

Alastaro is a municipality of Finland. ... Aura is a municipality of Finland. ... Koski Tl is a municipality of Finland. ... Loimaa is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Marttila is a municipality of Finland. ... Mellilä (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ... Oripää (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ... Pöytyä (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ... Tarvasjoki is a municipality of Finland. ... Yläne (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ...

See also

The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... The Province of Western Finland in Finland is divided on seven regions, 34 districts and 204 municipalities. ...

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MUNICIPALITIES OF FINLAND FACTS AND INFORMATION (464 words)
The municipalities (''kunta'' in Finnish, ''kommun'' in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country.
Municipalities have the right to levy a flat percentual tax, which is between 16 and 20 percent, and compromises two thirds of the total tax burden.
The size of the council is proportional to the population, the extremes being 9 in Sottunga and 85 in Helsinki.
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