Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). The regions are governed by Regional Councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region.

Regions grouped by province

0. Lapland Province

1. Lapland (Lappi/ Lappland)

   Oulu Province

2. Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
3. Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)

   Eastern Finland

4. North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
5. Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
6. Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax)

   Western Finland

7. Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa/ Södra Österbotten)
8. Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ Österbotten)
9. Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland)
10. Satakunta (Satakunta/ Satakunda)
11. Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta Österbotten)
12. Central Finland (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland)
13. Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland)
    

    Southern Finland

14. South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala/ Södra Karelen)
15. Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme/ Päijänne Tavastland)
16. Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme/ Egentliga Tavastland)
17. Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
18. Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland)
19. Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)

    Åland

20. Åland Islands¹ (Landskapet Åland²)

¹ The role that the Regional Councils serve on Mainland Finland are on the Åland Islands handled by the autonomous Government of Åland.
² The Åland Islands are unilingually Swedish. The name in Finnish language is Ahvenanmaa.

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See also

• Regions of Eastern Finland
• Regions of Lapland
• Regions of Oulu
• Regions of Southern Finland
• Regions of Western Finland

• County Councils of Sweden

External links

• Regional Councils of Finland (http://www.reg.fi/) - Official site