Sub-regions of Finland
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Finland is divided into 69 sub-regional units[1] (Template:Lang-fi, Template:Lang-sv). The sub-regions are formed by groups of municipalities within the 19 regions of Finland. The sub-regions represent a LAU 1 level of division used in conjunction with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.
Sub-regions grouped by regions
Lapland (1)
- Eastern Lapland
- Kemi-Tornio sub-region
- Northern Lapland
- Rovaniemi sub-region
- Torne Valley
- Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland
- Koillismaa
- Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region
- Oulu sub-region
- Oulunkaari
- Raahe sub-region
- Siikalatva sub-region
- Ylivieska sub-region
Kainuu (3)
North Karelia (4)
Pohjois-Savo or North Savo (5)
Etelä-Savo (6)
Ostrobothnia (8)
Former sub-regions
Pirkanmaa (9)
- North Western Pirkanmaa
- South Western Pirkanmaa
- Southern Pirkanmaa
- Tampere sub-region
- Upper Pirkanmaa
Former sub-regions
Satakunta (10)
Central Ostrobothnia (11)
Central Finland (12)
- Äänekoski sub-region
- Jämsä sub-region
- Joutsa sub-region
- Jyväskylä sub-region
- Keuruu sub-region
- Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region
Southwest Finland (13)
South Karelia (14)
Päijät-Häme (15)
Former sub-regions
Kanta-Häme (16)
Uusimaa (17 and 18)
Former sub-regions
Kymenlaakso (19)
Åland (20)
References
- ^ "Luokitus: Sub-regional units 2022 | Tilastokeskus". www.stat.fi. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
External links
- Media related to Sub-regions of Finland at Wikimedia Commons