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The historical provinces ceased to be administrative entities in 1634 when they were superseded by the counties, a reform which remained in force in Finland until 1997. The historical provinces remain as a tradition, but have no administrative function today. Historical provinces of Finland (the borders of modern regions with yellow colour)
Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces (Finnish: Suomen läänit, Swedish: Finlands län). Finland had always been a unitary state : the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland , the provinces had little autonomy.
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The coat of arms of Karelia, first used in 1562 Map of North Karelia (green) and South Karelia (yellow) regions, border of the historical province of Karelia in red. Karelia (Finnish: Karjala: Swedish: Karelen) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the historical regions of Ladoga Karelia and the Karelian ...
The history of Finland began around 9000 BC during the end of the last glacial period. Stone Age cultures were Kunda , Comb Ceramic , Corded Ware , Kiukainen , and Pöljä cultures [ fi ] . The Finnish Bronze Age started in approximately 1500 BC and the Iron Age started in 500 BC and lasted until 1300 AD.
Pages in category "Provinces of Finland (1917–1997)" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Historical province of Southwest Finland. Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi; Swedish: Egentliga Finland; Latin: Ducatus Finlandiae Meridionalis, literally "Duchy of Southern Finland") is a historical province in southwestern Finland, administered by its historic capital of Turku (Swedish: Åbo).
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