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Finland is divided into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta; Swedish: landskap) [a] which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils.
Municipalities and regions map of Finland (2007). Black borders refer to municipalities, red to regions. Municipalities (which may also call themselves towns or cities) account for half of public spending. Spending is financed by municipal income tax, state subsidies, and other revenue.
The original can be viewed here: Finland Regions Map Numbered.svg: . Modifications made by Apalsola. Reference. Names of regions of Finland Number ISO 3166-2 code
Each province was led by a governor (Finnish maaherra, Swedish landshövding) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet.The governor was the head of the State Provincial Office (Finnish lääninhallitus, Swedish länsstyrelse), which acted as the joint regional authority for seven ministries in the following domains:
Map of Finland – click to enlarge. Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:57, 7 January 2011: 1,850 × 3,220 (112 KB): Liandrei: Corrected borders of Uusimaa: 19:55, 7 January 2011: ...
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Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe; Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1. SUOMI / FINLAND - NUTS level 2 [permanent dead link ] SUOMI / FINLAND - NUTS level 3 [permanent dead link ] Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national ...