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Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5844 words) |
 | The municipality is the same as a "city" level of government, except that rural municipalities are not called "cities." Since 1977, no legal or administrative distinction is made between towns, cities and other municipalities. |
| Municipalities co-operate in 74 sub-regions and 20 regions. |
| The biggest and most important cities in Finland are the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area (including the cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa), Tampere, Turku, and Oulu. |
| Finland - Free Encyclopedia (1643 words) |
| Dialects, folklore, customs and people's feeling of affiliation are associated with these historical provinces, although the re-settlement of 400,000 Karelians during World War II and urbanization in the latter half of the 20th century have made differences less pronounced. |
| Local government is further organized in 450 municipalities of Finland. |
| The municipalities cooperate in 20 regions of Finland. |
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