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Counties In FinlandThe Counties of Finland was the administrative division of Finland from 1634 to 1997. The counties were introduced by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna when Finland was a part of Sweden, to supersede an older division into the Provinces of Sweden. A major change occurred in 1808 when Sweden after being defeated in the Finnish War was forced to cede the Finnish counties to Russia under the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. The counties never the less continued to be the basic geographical and administrative subdivision of the country during the time as a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire and after independence in 1917 and until 1997, when a reform introduced the Provinces of Finland. Counties in Finland 1634 'Counties' in Finland 1997 - Ahvenanmaan lni/lands ln
- Hmeen lni/Tavastehus ln
- Keski-Suomen lni/Mellersta Finlands ln
- Kuopion lni/Kuopio ln
- Kymen lni/Kymmene ln
- Lapin lni/Laplands ln
- Mikkelin lni/St. Michels ln
- Oulun lni/Uleborgs ln
- Pohjois-Karjalan lni/Norra Karelens ln
- Turun ja Porin lni/bo och Bjrneborgs ln
- Uudenmaan lni/Nylands ln
- Vaasan lni/Vasa ln
See also: Counties of Sweden, Historical provinces of Finland
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