regions of finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). The regions are governed by Regional Councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region.

Regions grouped by province

Lapland Province

Lapland (Lappi/ Lappland)
Oulu Province
Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra sterbotten)
Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)
Eastern Finland
North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
Southern Savonia (Etel-Savo/ Sdra Savolax)
Western Finland
Southern Ostrobothnia (Etel-Pohjanmaa/ Sdra sterbotten)
Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ sterbotten)
Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland)
Satakunta (Satakunta/ Satakunda)
Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta sterbotten)
Central Finland (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland)
Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland)
Southern Finland
South Karelia (Etel-Karjala/ Sdra Karelen)
Pijnne Tavastia (Pijt-Hme/ Pijnne Tavastland)
Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Hme/ Egentliga Tavastland)
Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
Eastern Uusimaa (It-Uusimaa/ stra Nyland)
Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)
land
land Islands¹ (Landskapet land²)

¹ The role that the Regional Councils serve on Mainland Finland are on the land Islands handled by the autonomous Government of land.
² The land Islands are unilingually Swedish. The name in Finnish language is Ahvenanmaa.