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Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish). The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. Currently, the only region where a popular election is held for the council is Kainuu.

Regions represent dialectal, cultural and economic variations better than the provinces, which are purely administrative divisions of the central government.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Coats of Arms (Selection) 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Regions

1. Lapland (Lappi / Lappland)
2. Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten)
3. Kainuu (Kainuu / Kajanaland)
4. North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
5. Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax)
6. Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax)
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)
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)
20. Åland Islands¹ (Ahvenanmaa / Åland)

¹ The role that the regional councils serve on Mainland Finland are on the Åland Islands handled by the autonomous Government of Åland.

[edit] Coats of Arms (Selection)

Image:Varsinais-Suomen.vaakuna.svg Image:Keski-Suomi Coat of Arms.png Image:Pohjois-Pohjanmaan vaakuna.svg Image:Södra Österbotten.jpg Image:Pohjois-Karjala.vaakuna.svg Image:Pohjois-Savo.vaakuna.svg Image:Etelä-Savo.vaakuna.svg Image:Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg Image:Satakunta.vaakuna.svg Image:Kanta-Häme.vaakuna.svg Image:Aland coa.png

[edit] See also

• Regions of Eastern Finland
• Regions of Oulu
• Regions of Southern Finland
• Regions of Western Finland
• County Councils of Sweden

[edit] External links

• Regional Councils of Finland - Official sitecs:Provincie Finska

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