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1 Regions grouped by province

1.1 Lapland Province

0. Lapland (Lappi/ Lappland)

   1.2 Oulu Province

1. Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
2. Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland)

   1.3 Eastern Finland

3. North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
4. Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
5. Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax)

   1.4 Western Finland

6. Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa/ Södra Österbotten)
7. Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ Österbotten)
8. PirkanmaaThe Pirkanmaa (in English The Tampere Region is a region maakunta / landskap of Finland. It borders to the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Paijanne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland. Historical Provinces For History, Geography and (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland)
9. SatakuntaSatakunta is a region maakunta / landskap of Finland. It borders the regions of Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. Historical province For History, Geography and Culture see: Satakunda Regional Council Main (Satakunta/ Satakunda)
10. Central OstrobothniaCentral Ostrobothnia is a region maakunta / landskap in Western Finland. It borders to the regions Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Southern Ostrobothnia. Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia Regio (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta Österbotten)
11. Central FinlandCentral Finland is a region maakunta / landskap in the province of Western Finland. It borders to the regions Paijanne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia. Historic (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland)
12. Finland ProperThe Region of Finland Proper is a region maakunta / landskap of Finland. It borders to the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper and Uusimaa. Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Finland Proper Regional Council Main article: Finlan (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland)
    
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    1.5 Southern FinlandThe Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders to the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders to the Gulf of Finland and Russia. Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia, Kareli

13. South KareliaThe Region of South Karelia is a region maakunta / landskap of Finland. It borders to the regions of Kymeenlaakso, Southern Savonia, North Karelia and to Russia. Historical province For History, Geography and Culture see: Karelia Regional Council Main art (Etelä-Karjala/ Södra Karelen)
14. Päijänne TavastiaPaijanne Tavastia is a region maakunta / landskap in Southern Finland south of the lake Paijanne. It borders to the regions Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, central Finland, Southern Savonia, Kymenlaakso, and Eastern Uusimaa. Historical Provinces For History, (Päijät-Häme/ Päijänne Tavastland)
15. Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme/ Egentliga Tavastland)
16. Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland)
17. Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland)
18. Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen)

    1.6 Åland

19. Åland Islands¹ (Landskapet Åland²)

2 Coats of Arms (Selection)

3 See also

• Regions of Eastern Finland
• Regions of Lapland
• Regions of Oulu
• Regions of Southern Finland
• Regions of Western Finland

• County Councils of Sweden

4 External links

• Regional Councils of Finland - Official site