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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Provinces of Finland</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincies_de_Finlandia" title="Provincies de Finlandia – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Provincies de Finlandia" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Губерні Фінляндыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Губерні Фінляндыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrajine_u_Finskoj" title="Pokrajine u Finskoj – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Pokrajine u Finskoj" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncia_de_Finl%C3%A0ndia" title="Província de Finlàndia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Província de Finlàndia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historick%C3%A9_kraje_ve_Finsku" title="Historické kraje ve Finsku – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Historické kraje ve Finsku" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlands_len" title="Finlands len – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Finlands len" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suoma_leanat" title="Suoma leanat – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Suoma leanat" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinzverwaltung_in_Finnland" title="Provinzverwaltung in Finnland – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Provinzverwaltung in Finnland" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4%C3%A4n_(Soome)" title="Lään (Soome) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lään (Soome)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC_%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Διοικητικά διαμερίσματα της Φινλανδίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Διοικητικά διαμερίσματα της Φινλανδίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincias_de_Finlandia" title="Provincias de Finlandia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincias de Finlandia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlandiako_lurraldeak" title="Finlandiako lurraldeak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Finlandiako lurraldeak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%81%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="استان‌های فنلاند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان‌های فنلاند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_de_Finlande" title="Provinces de Finlande – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Provinces de Finlande" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%80%EB%9E%80%EB%93%9C%EC%9D%98_%EC%A3%BC" title="핀란드의 주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="핀란드의 주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Ֆինլանդիայի նահանգներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ֆինլանդիայի նահանգներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_della_Finlandia" title="Province della Finlandia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Province della Finlandia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="מחוזות פינלנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוזות פינלנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ფინეთის პროვინციები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ფინეთის პროვინციები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somijas_l%C4%93nes" title="Somijas lēnes – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Somijas lēnes" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnorsz%C3%A1g_tartom%C3%A1nyai" title="Finnország tartományai – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Finnország tartományai" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daerah_di_Finland" title="Daerah di Finland – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Daerah di Finland" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historische_provincies_van_Finland" title="Historische provincies van Finland – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Historische provincies van Finland" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlands_len" title="Finlands len – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Finlands len" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_i_Finland" title="Len i Finland – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Len i Finland" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncia_de_Finl%C3%A0ndia" title="Província de Finlàndia – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Província de Finlàndia" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prowincje_Finlandii" title="Prowincje Finlandii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prowincje Finlandii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncias_da_Finl%C3%A2ndia" title="Províncias da Finlândia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Províncias da Finlândia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinciile_Finlandei" title="Provinciile Finlandei – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Provinciile Finlandei" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Губернии Финляндии – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Губернии Финляндии" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincat_e_Finland%C3%ABs" title="Provincat e Finlandës – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Provincat e Finlandës" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_(F%C3%ADnsko)" title="Provincia (Fínsko) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Provincia (Fínsko)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nit" title="Suomen läänit – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Suomen läänit" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlands_l%C3%A4n" title="Finlands län – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Finlands län" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a 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title="Finnish Defence Forces">Military</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Executive</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Finland" title="List of presidents of Finland">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" title="Alexander Stubb">Alexander Stubb</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Finland">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Petteri_Orpo" title="Petteri Orpo">Petteri Orpo</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a></li> <li>Ministries (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Finnish_ministries" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Finnish ministries">list</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Legislative</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jussi_Halla-aho" title="Jussi Halla-aho">Jussi Halla-aho</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland" title="Judicial system of Finland">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland#General_Courts" title="Judicial system of Finland">General Courts</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Finland" title="Supreme Court of Finland">Supreme Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland#Courts_of_Appeal" title="Judicial system of Finland">Courts of Appeal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland#District_Courts" title="Judicial system of Finland">District Courts</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland#Administrative_Courts" title="Judicial system of Finland">Administrative Courts</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Administrative_Court_of_Finland" title="Supreme Administrative Court of Finland">Supreme Administrative Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland#Regional_Administrative_Courts" title="Judicial system of Finland">Regional Administrative Courts</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosecutor_General_of_Finland" title="Prosecutor General of Finland">Prosecutor General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Justice_(Finland)" title="Chancellor of Justice (Finland)">Chancellor of Justice</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Recent <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Finland" title="Elections in Finland">elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Presidential: <a href="/wiki/2006_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2006 Finnish presidential election">2006</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2012 Finnish presidential election">2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2018 Finnish presidential election">2018</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Parliamentary:</li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2015 Finnish parliamentary election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2019 Finnish parliamentary election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2023 Finnish parliamentary election">2023</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>European: <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Finland">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Finland">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Finland"><i>2024</i></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Finland" title="List of political parties in Finland">Political parties</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Finland" title="Social Democratic Party of Finland">Social Democratic Party (SDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finns_Party" title="Finns Party">Finns Party (PS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">National Coalition Party (KOK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_Party_(Finland)" title="Centre Party (Finland)">Centre Party (KESK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_League" title="Green League">Green League (VIHR)</a></li> <li><a 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Finland">Regions</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Maakunnat</i>, <i>Landskap</i>)</span></div></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Sub-regions_of_Finland" title="Sub-regions of Finland">Sub-regions</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Seutukunnat</i>, <i>Ekonomiska regioner</i>)</span></div></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Finland" title="Municipalities of Finland">Municipalities</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Kunnat</i>, <i>Kommuner</i>)</span></div></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Wellbeing_services_counties_of_Finland" title="Wellbeing services counties of Finland">Wellbeing services counties</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Hyvinvointialueet</i>, <i>Välfärdsområde</i>)</span></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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Finland">Ambassadors</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_European_Union" title="Politics of the European Union">Politics of the European Union</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below hlist"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Finland" title="Portal:Finland">Finland portal</a></span></li></ul> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a 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Finland had always been a <a href="/wiki/Unitary_state" title="Unitary state">unitary state</a>: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from <a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a>, the provinces had little autonomy. There were never any elected provincial parliaments in continental Finland. The system was initially created in 1634. Its makeup was changed drastically on 1 September 1997,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six. This effectively made them purely administrative units, as linguistic and cultural boundaries no longer followed the borders of the provinces. The provinces were eventually abolished at the end of 2009. Consequently, different ministries may subdivide their areal organization differently. Besides the former provinces, the <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Finland" title="Municipalities of Finland">municipalities of Finland</a> form the fundamental subdivisions of the country. In current use are the <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Finland" title="Regions of Finland">regions of Finland</a>, a smaller subdivision where some pre-1997 <span title="Finnish-language text"><i lang="fi">lääni</i></span>s are split into multiple regions. <a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a> retains its special autonomous status and <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_%C3%85land" title="Parliament of Åland">its own regional parliament</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties">Duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each province was led by a governor (Finnish <i>maaherra</i>, Swedish <i>landshövding</i>) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet. The governor was the head of the State Provincial Office (Finnish <i>lääninhallitus</i>, Swedish <i>länsstyrelse</i>), which acted as the joint regional authority for seven ministries in the following domains: </p> <ul><li>social services and health care</li> <li>education and culture</li> <li>police administration</li> <li>rescue services</li> <li>traffic administration</li> <li>competition and consumer affairs</li> <li>judicial administration</li></ul> <p>The official administrative subentities under the Provincial Office authorities were the Registry Offices (Finnish <i>maistraatti</i>, Swedish <i>magistrat</i>). Formerly there was also a division to state local districts (Finnish <i>kihlakunta</i>, Swedish <i>härad</i>), which were districts for police, prosecution, and bailiff services, but there was reorganization such that 24 police districts were founded. These usually encompass multiple municipalities. </p><p>Provinces governed only state offices, such as the police. Most services, such as healthcare and maintenance of local streets, were and remain today the responsibility of <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Finland" title="Municipalities of Finland">municipalities of Finland</a>. Many municipalities are too small for a hospital and some other services, so they cooperate in municipality groups, e.g. health care districts, using borders that vary depending on the type of service. Often Swedish-language municipalities cooperate even if they do not share a border. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_all_provinces_that_ever_existed">List of all provinces that ever existed</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of all provinces that ever existed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1634, administratives provinces were formed in Sweden, and therefore in Finland, which was a part of Sweden until 1809. Five of the provinces covered what is now Finland; some of these also covered parts of what are now Russia. The exact division of the country into provinces has fluctuated over time. </p><p>The boundaries of the old provinces partly survive in telephone area codes and electoral districts. The exception is Helsinki: there is a telephone numbering area that comprises Greater Helsinki (code 09), while only the city of Helsinki proper comprises the electoral district of Helsinki, the rest of Greater Helsinki belonging to the Uusimaa electoral district. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th>English name </th> <th>Finnish name </th> <th>Swedish name </th> <th>Residence city </th> <th>Dates of existence </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Turku_and_Pori" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Turku and Pori">Province of Turku and Pori</a></td> <td>Turun ja Porin lääni</td> <td>Åbo och Björneborgs län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a></td> <td>1634–1997</td> <td>• one of the original provinces formed in 1634, though parts were split off since then<br />• merged into the Province of Western Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Nyland_and_Tavastehus" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Nyland and Tavastehus">Province of Nyland and Tavastehus</a></td> <td>Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni</td> <td>Nylands och Tavastehus län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>/<a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4meenlinna" title="Hämeenlinna">Hämeenlinna</a></td> <td>1634–1831</td> <td>• one of the original provinces formed in 1634 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Ostrobothnia" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Ostrobothnia">Province of Ostrobothnia</a></td> <td>Pohjanmaan lääni</td> <td>Österbottens län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oulu" title="Oulu">Oulu</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vaasa" title="Vaasa">Vaasa</a></td> <td>1634–1775</td> <td>• one of the original provinces formed in 1634 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Viborg_and_Nyslott" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Viborg and Nyslott">Province of Viborg and Nyslott</a></td> <td>Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni</td> <td>Viborgs och Nyslotts län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vyborg" title="Vyborg">Vyborg</a></td> <td>1634–1721</td> <td>• one of the original provinces formed in 1634 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Kexholm" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Kexholm">Province of Kexholm</a></td> <td>Käkisalmen lääni</td> <td>Kexholms län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kexholm" class="mw-redirect" title="Kexholm">Kexholm</a></td> <td>1634–1721</td> <td>• one of the original provinces formed in 1634 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Kymmeneg%C3%A5rd_and_Nyslott" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Kymmenegård and Nyslott">Province of Kymmenegård and Nyslott</a></td> <td>Savonlinnan ja Kymenkartanon lääni</td> <td>Kymmenegårds och Nyslotts län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lappeenranta" title="Lappeenranta">Lappeenranta</a></td> <td>1721–1747</td> <td>• former Province of Viborg and Nyslott </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Savolax_and_Kymmeneg%C3%A5rd" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Savolax and Kymmenegård">Province of Savolax and Kymmenegård</a></td> <td>Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni</td> <td>Savolax och Kymmenegårds län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loviisa" title="Loviisa">Loviisa</a></td> <td>1747–1775</td> <td>• former Province of Kymmenegård and Nyslott </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Vaasa" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Vaasa">Province of Vaasa</a></td> <td>Vaasan lääni</td> <td>Vasa län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaasa" title="Vaasa">Vaasa</a></td> <td>1775–1997</td> <td>• split off from the Province of Ostrobothnia<br />• merged into the Province of Western Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Oulu" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Oulu">Province of Oulu</a></td> <td>Oulun lääni</td> <td>Uleåborgs län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oulu" title="Oulu">Oulu</a></td> <td>1775–2009</td> <td>• split off from the Province of Ostrobothnia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Kymmeneg%C3%A5rd" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Kymmenegård">Province of Kymmenegård</a></td> <td>Kymenkartanon lääni</td> <td>Kymmenegårds län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heinola" title="Heinola">Heinola</a></td> <td>1775–1831</td> <td>• split off from the Province of Savolax and Kymmenegård </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_of_Savolax_and_Karelia" class="mw-redirect" title="County of Savolax and Karelia">Province of Savolax and Karelia</a></td> <td>Savon ja Karjalan lääni</td> <td>Savolax och Karelens län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kuopio" title="Kuopio">Kuopio</a></td> <td>1775–1831</td> <td>• split off from the Province of Savolax and Kymmenegård </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Viipuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Viipuri">Province of Viipuri</a></td> <td>Viipurin lääni</td> <td>Viborgs län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vyborg" title="Vyborg">Vyborg</a></td> <td>1812–1947</td> <td>• Russian Vyborg Governorate 1744-1812; transferred as Province of Viipuri to autonomic Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812<br />• most of its area was lost to the Soviet Union in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and the remainder became the Province of Kymi </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Uusimaa" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Uusimaa">Province of Uusimaa</a></td> <td>Uudenmaan lääni</td> <td>Nylands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a></td> <td>1831–1997</td> <td>• produced by splitting the Province of Nyland and Tavastehus<br />• merged into the Province of Southern Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_H%C3%A4me" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Häme">Province of Häme</a></td> <td>Hämeen lääni</td> <td>Tavastehus län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4meenlinna" title="Hämeenlinna">Hämeenlinna</a></td> <td>1831–1997</td> <td>• produced by splitting the Province of Nyland and Tavastehus<br />• merged into the Provinces of Southern Finland and Western Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Mikkeli" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Mikkeli">Province of Mikkeli</a></td> <td>Mikkelin lääni</td> <td>St. Michels län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mikkeli" title="Mikkeli">Mikkeli</a></td> <td>1831–1997</td> <td>• former Province of Kymmenegård<br />• merged into the Provinces of Eastern Finland and Southern Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Kuopio" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Kuopio">Province of Kuopio</a></td> <td>Kuopion lääni</td> <td>Kuopio län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kuopio" title="Kuopio">Kuopio</a></td> <td>1831–1997</td> <td>• former Province of Savolax and Karelia<br />• merged into the Province of Eastern Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land_(former_province_of_Finland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Åland (former province of Finland)">Province of Åland</a></td> <td>Ahvenanmaan lääni</td> <td>Ålands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mariehamn" title="Mariehamn">Mariehamn</a></td> <td>1918–2009</td> <td>• had a special status: even though the province was discontinued at the end of 2009 along with the others, there was (and still is) a coextensive "maakunta" (a translation of "province" with a slightly different meaning from the usual) that is semi-autonomous and demilitarized by international treaties </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Petsamo_Province" title="Petsamo Province">Province of Petsamo</a></td> <td>Petsamon lääni</td> <td>Petsamo län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pechenga_(urban-type_settlement),_Murmansk_Oblast" title="Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast">Pechenga</a></td> <td>1921–1921</td> <td>• gained from Soviet Russia<br />• merged into the Province of Oulu<br />• the entire area of the former Province of Pechenga was lost to the Soviet Union in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lapland_(former_province_of_Finland)" title="Lapland (former province of Finland)">Province of Lapland</a></td> <td>Lapin lääni</td> <td>Lapplands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rovaniemi" title="Rovaniemi">Rovaniemi</a></td> <td>1938–2009</td> <td>• split off from the Province of Oulu </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Kymi" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Kymi">Province of Kymi</a></td> <td>Kymen lääni</td> <td>Kymmene län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kouvola" title="Kouvola">Kouvola</a></td> <td>1945–1997</td> <td>• formed from the part of the Province of Viipuri that remained on the Finnish side of the border with Russia<br />• merged into the Province of Southern Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Central_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Central Finland">Province of Central Finland</a></td> <td>Keski-Suomen lääni</td> <td>Mellersta Finlands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4" title="Jyväskylä">Jyväskylä</a></td> <td>1960–1997</td> <td>• split off from the Provinces of Vaasa, Häme, Mikkeli and Kuopio<br />• merged into the Province of Western Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Northern_Karelia" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Northern Karelia">Province of Northern Karelia</a></td> <td>Pohjois-Karjalan lääni</td> <td>Norra Karelens län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joensuu" title="Joensuu">Joensuu</a></td> <td>1960–1997</td> <td>• split off from the Province of Kuopio<br />• merged into the Province of Eastern Finland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Southern_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Southern Finland">Province of Southern Finland</a></td> <td>Etelä-Suomen lääni</td> <td>Södra Finlands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4meenlinna" title="Hämeenlinna">Hämeenlinna</a></td> <td>1997–2009</td> <td>• merged from Provinces of Uusimaa, Kymi, Häme (part) and Mikkeli (part) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Western_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Western Finland">Province of Western Finland</a></td> <td>Länsi-Suomen lääni</td> <td>Västra Finlands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a></td> <td>1997–2009</td> <td>• merged from Provinces of Turku and Pori, Vaasa, Central Finland and Häme (part) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Eastern_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Eastern Finland">Province of Eastern Finland</a></td> <td>Itä-Suomen lääni</td> <td>Östra Finlands län</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mikkeli" title="Mikkeli">Mikkeli</a></td> <td>1997–2009</td> <td>• merged from Provinces of Kuopio, Northern Karelia and Michelle </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographical_evolution_of_Finnish_provincial_administration_1634-2009">Geographical evolution of Finnish provincial administration 1634-2009</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geographical evolution of Finnish provincial administration 1634-2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swedish_rule">Swedish rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Swedish rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align:left;font-size:85%"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640,_1650_-_1721.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1634-1640 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Karelia 5 Käkisalmi"><img alt="1634-1640 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Karelia 5 Käkisalmi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1634-1640<br /><b>1</b> Turku<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Karelia<br /><b>5</b> Käkisalmi</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1640-1641 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Karelia 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia"><img alt="1640-1641 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Karelia 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1640_-_1641.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1640-1641<br /><b>1</b> Turku<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Karelia<br /><b>5</b> Käkisalmi<br /><b>6</b> Tavastia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1641-1642 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia 7 Savonlinna 8 Pori"><img alt="1641-1642 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia 7 Savonlinna 8 Pori" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1641_-_1642.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1641-1642<br /><b>1</b> Turku<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Viipuri<br /><b>5</b> Käkisalmi<br /><b>6</b> Tavastia<br /><b>7</b> Savonlinna<br /><b>8</b> Pori</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1642-1646 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia 7 Savonlinna 8 Pori 9 Vaasa"><img alt="1642-1646 1 Turku 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia 7 Savonlinna 8 Pori 9 Vaasa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1642_-_1646.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1642-1646<br /><b>1</b> Turku<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Viipuri<br /><b>5</b> Käkisalmi<br /><b>6</b> Tavastia<br /><b>7</b> Savonlinna<br /><b>8</b> Pori<br /><b>9</b> Vaasa</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1647-1648 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia 7 Savonlinna 8 Vaasa"><img alt="1647-1648 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Tavastia 7 Savonlinna 8 Vaasa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1647_-_1648.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1647-1648<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Viipuri<br /><b>5</b> Käkisalmi<br /><b>6</b> Tavastia<br /><b>7</b> Savonlinna<br /><b>8</b> Vaasa</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1648-1650 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Savonlinna"><img alt="1648-1650 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Viipuri 5 Käkisalmi 6 Savonlinna" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1648_-_1650.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1648-1650<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Viipuri<br /><b>5</b> Käkisalmi<br /><b>6</b> Savonlinna</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640,_1650_-_1721.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1650-1721 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Viipuri and Savonlinna 5 Käkisalmi"><img alt="1650-1721 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Viipuri and Savonlinna 5 Käkisalmi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg/318px-Provinces_of_Finland_1634_-_1640%2C_1650_-_1721.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Provinces_of_Finland_1721_-_1743.svg/202px-Provinces_of_Finland_1721_-_1743.svg.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Provinces_of_Finland_1721_-_1743.svg/303px-Provinces_of_Finland_1721_-_1743.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Provinces_of_Finland_1721_-_1743.svg/405px-Provinces_of_Finland_1721_-_1743.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1721-1743<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Savonlinna and<br />   Kymenkartano</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 136.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 134.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1743-1747 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Savonlinna and    Kymenkartano"><img alt="1743-1747 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Savonlinna and    Kymenkartano" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg/202px-Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg/303px-Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg/405px-Provinces_of_Finland_1743_-_1747.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1743-1747<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Savonlinna and<br />   Kymenkartano</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 137.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 135.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1747-1776 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Kymenkartano and    Savonia"><img alt="1747-1776 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Ostrobothnia 4 Kymenkartano and    Savonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg/203px-Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg.png" decoding="async" width="136" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg/304px-Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg/406px-Provinces_of_Finland_1747_-_1775.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1747-1776<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Ostrobothnia<br /><b>4</b> Kymenkartano and<br />   Savonia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 137.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 135.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1776-1809 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Oulu 4 Kymenkartano 5 Vaasa 6 Savonia and Karelia"><img alt="1776-1809 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Oulu 4 Kymenkartano 5 Vaasa 6 Savonia and Karelia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg/203px-Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg.png" decoding="async" width="136" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg/304px-Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg/406px-Provinces_of_Finland_1775_-_1809.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1776-1809<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Kymenkartano<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Savonia and Karelia</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russian_rule">Russian rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Russian rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align:left;font-size:85%"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 136.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 134.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1809-1812 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Oulu 4 Kymenkartano 5 Vaasa 6 Savonia and Karelia"><img alt="1809-1812 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Oulu 4 Kymenkartano 5 Vaasa 6 Savonia and Karelia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg/202px-Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg/303px-Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg/405px-Provinces_of_Finland_1809_-_1812.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1809-1812<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Kymenkartano<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Savonia and Karelia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1812-1831 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Oulu 4 Kymenkartano 5 Vaasa 6 Savonia and Karelia 7 Viipuri"><img alt="1812-1831 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa and Tavastia 3 Oulu 4 Kymenkartano 5 Vaasa 6 Savonia and Karelia 7 Viipuri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg/319px-Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1812_-_1831.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1812-1831<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa and Tavastia<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Kymenkartano<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Savonia and Karelia<br /><b>7</b> Viipuri</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1831-1833 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia"><img alt="1831-1833 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg/319px-Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1831_-_1918.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1831-1833<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Mikkeli<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Kuopio<br /><b>7</b> Viipuri<br /><b>8</b> Tavastia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 143.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 141.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1833-1917 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia"><img alt="1833-1917 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg/212px-Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg/319px-Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg/425px-Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1833-1917<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Mikkeli<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Kuopio<br /><b>7</b> Viipuri<br /><b>8</b> Tavastia</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independent_Finland">Independent Finland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Independent Finland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align:left;font-size:85%"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 140.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 138.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1917-1918 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia"><img alt="1917-1918 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg/208px-Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg.png" decoding="async" width="139" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg/312px-Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg/416px-Provinces_of_Finland_1833_-_1918.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1917-1918<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Mikkeli<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Kuopio<br /><b>7</b> Viipuri<br /><b>8</b> Tavastia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 140.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 138.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1918-1920/1921 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia 9 Åland"><img alt="1918-1920/1921 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia 9 Åland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg/208px-Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg.png" decoding="async" width="139" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg/312px-Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg/416px-Provinces_of_Finland_1918_-_1921.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1918-1920/1921<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Mikkeli<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Kuopio<br /><b>7</b> Viipuri<br /><b>8</b> Tavastia<br /><b>9</b> Åland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 140.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 138.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1921.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1921   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Viipuri   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Petsamo"><img alt="1921   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Viipuri   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Petsamo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Provinces_of_Finland_1921.svg/208px-Provinces_of_Finland_1921.svg.png" decoding="async" width="139" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Provinces_of_Finland_1921.svg/312px-Provinces_of_Finland_1921.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Provinces_of_Finland_1922_-_1938.svg/208px-Provinces_of_Finland_1922_-_1938.svg.png" decoding="async" width="139" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Provinces_of_Finland_1922_-_1938.svg/312px-Provinces_of_Finland_1922_-_1938.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Provinces_of_Finland_1922_-_1938.svg/416px-Provinces_of_Finland_1922_-_1938.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1922-1938<br /><b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br /><b>2</b> Uusimaa<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Mikkeli<br /><b>5</b> Vaasa<br /><b>6</b> Kuopio<br /><b>7</b> Viipuri<br /><b>8</b> Tavastia<br /><b>9</b> Åland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 140.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 138.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1938-1940   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Viipuri   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland"><img alt="1938-1940   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Viipuri   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg/208px-Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg.png" decoding="async" width="139" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg/312px-Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg/416px-Provinces_of_Finland_1938_-_1940.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1938-1940<br />  <b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br />  <b>2</b> Uusimaa<br />  <b>3</b> Oulu<br />  <b>4</b> Mikkeli<br />  <b>5</b> Vaasa<br />  <b>6</b> Kuopio<br />  <b>7</b> Viipuri<br />  <b>8</b> Tavastia<br />  <b>9</b> Åland<br /><b>10</b> Lapland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1940_-_1944.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1940-1944   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Viipuri   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland"><img alt="1940-1944   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Viipuri   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Provinces_of_Finland_1940_-_1944.svg/186px-Provinces_of_Finland_1940_-_1944.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Provinces_of_Finland_1940_-_1944.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Finland_1940_-_1944.svg.png 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Provinces_of_Finland_1944_-_1945.svg/186px-Provinces_of_Finland_1944_-_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Provinces_of_Finland_1944_-_1945.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Finland_1944_-_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Provinces_of_Finland_1944_-_1945.svg/373px-Provinces_of_Finland_1944_-_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1944-1945<br />  <b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br />  <b>2</b> Uusimaa<br />  <b>3</b> Oulu<br />  <b>4</b> Mikkeli<br />  <b>5</b> Vaasa<br />  <b>6</b> Kuopio<br />  <b>7</b> Viipuri<br />  <b>8</b> Tavastia<br />  <b>9</b> Åland<br /><b>10</b> Lapland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1945-1947   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Kymi   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland"><img alt="1945-1947   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Kymi   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg/186px-Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg/373px-Provinces_of_Finland_1945_-_1947.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1945-1947<br />  <b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br />  <b>2</b> Uusimaa<br />  <b>3</b> Oulu<br />  <b>4</b> Mikkeli<br />  <b>5</b> Vaasa<br />  <b>6</b> Kuopio<br />  <b>7</b> Kymi<br />  <b>8</b> Tavastia<br />  <b>9</b> Åland<br /><b>10</b> Lapland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1947-1960   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Kymi   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland"><img alt="1947-1960   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Kymi   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg/186px-Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg/373px-Provinces_of_Finland_1947_-_1960.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1947-1960<br />  <b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br />  <b>2</b> Uusimaa<br />  <b>3</b> Oulu<br />  <b>4</b> Mikkeli<br />  <b>5</b> Vaasa<br />  <b>6</b> Kuopio<br />  <b>7</b> Kymi<br />  <b>8</b> Tavastia<br />  <b>9</b> Åland<br /><b>10</b> Lapland</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1960-1997   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Kymi   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland 11 Central Finland 12 Northern Karelia"><img alt="1960-1997   1 Turku and Pori   2 Uusimaa   3 Oulu   4 Mikkeli   5 Vaasa   6 Kuopio   7 Kymi   8 Tavastia   9 Åland 10 Lapland 11 Central Finland 12 Northern Karelia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg/186px-Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg/279px-Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg/372px-Provinces_of_Finland_1960_-_1997.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1960-1997<br />  <b>1</b> Turku and Pori<br />  <b>2</b> Uusimaa<br />  <b>3</b> Oulu<br />  <b>4</b> Mikkeli<br />  <b>5</b> Vaasa<br />  <b>6</b> Kuopio<br />  <b>7</b> Kymi<br />  <b>8</b> Tavastia<br />  <b>9</b> Åland<br /><b>10</b> Lapland<br /><b>11</b> Central Finland<br /><b>12</b> Northern Karelia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1997-2009 1 Western Finland 2 Southern Finland 3 Oulu 4 Eastern Finland 5 Åland 6 Lapland"><img alt="1997-2009 1 Western Finland 2 Southern Finland 3 Oulu 4 Eastern Finland 5 Åland 6 Lapland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg/186px-Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg/373px-Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="641" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1997-2009<br /><b>1</b> Western Finland<br /><b>2</b> Southern Finland<br /><b>3</b> Oulu<br /><b>4</b> Eastern Finland<br /><b>5</b> Åland<br /><b>6</b> Lapland</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Provinces_of_Finland_at_abolition">Provinces of Finland at abolition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Provinces of Finland at abolition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="efefef"> <th>No.</th> <th>Coats of arms</th> <th>Provinces</th> <th>Finnish and<br />Swedish names</th> <th>Residence city</th> <th>Largest city</th> <th>Population (2003)</th> <th>Area (km²)</th> <th>Merged Provinces (1997)</th> <th>Map </th></tr> <tr valign="center"> <td align="center"><b>1</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/30px-L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/45px-L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/60px-L%C3%A4nsi-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="742" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Finland">Western Finland</a></td> <td>Länsi-Suomen lääni<br />Västra Finlands län </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a><br />Åbo</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampere" title="Tampere">Tampere</a></td> <td align="right">1,848,269</td> <td align="right">74,185</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Vaasa" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Vaasa">Vaasa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Turku_and_Pori" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Turku and Pori">Turku and Pori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Central_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Central Finland">Central Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_H%C3%A4me" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Häme">Tavastia</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg/220px-Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="385" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg/330px-Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg/440px-Provinces_of_Finland_1997_-_2009.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="641" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr valign="center"> <td align="center"><b>2</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/30px-Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/45px-Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/60px-Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="742" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Finland">Southern Finland</a></td> <td>Etelä-Suomen lääni<br />Södra Finlands län </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4meenlinna" title="Hämeenlinna">Hämeenlinna</a><br />Tavastehus</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a></td> <td align="right">2,116,914</td> <td align="right">34,378</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Uusimaa" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Uusimaa">Uusimaa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Kymi" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Kymi">Kymi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_H%C3%A4me" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Häme">Tavastia</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="center"> <td align="center"><b>3</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/30px-Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/45px-Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/60px-Oulun_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oulu_Province" title="Oulu Province">Oulu</a></td> <td>Oulun lääni<br />Uleåborgs län </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oulu" title="Oulu">Oulu</a><br />Uleåborg</td> <td>Oulu</td> <td align="right">458,504</td> <td align="right">57,000</td> <td><i>No changes</i> </td></tr> <tr valign="center"> <td align="center"><b>4</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/30px-It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/45px-It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/60px-It%C3%A4-Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Finland">Eastern Finland</a></td> <td>Itä-Suomen lääni<br />Östra Finlands län </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mikkeli" title="Mikkeli">Mikkeli</a><br />S:t Michel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kuopio" title="Kuopio">Kuopio</a></td> <td align="right">582,781</td> <td align="right">48,726</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Kuopio" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Kuopio">Kuopio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Northern_Karelia" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Northern Karelia">Northern Karelia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Mikkeli" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Mikkeli">Mikkeli</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="center"> <td align="center"><b>5</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg/60px-Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="688" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land_(former_province_of_Finland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Åland (former province of Finland)">Åland</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_aaa"><a href="#endnote_aaa">[a]</a></sup></td> <td>Ahvenanmaan lääni<br />Ålands län<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_bbb"><a href="#endnote_bbb">[b]</a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mariehamn" title="Mariehamn">Mariehamn</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_bbb"><a href="#endnote_bbb">[b]</a></sup><br />Maarianhamina</td> <td>Mariehamn</td> <td align="right">26,000</td> <td align="right">6,784</td> <td><i>No changes</i> </td></tr> <tr valign="center"> <td align="center"><b>6</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lapin_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Lapin_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/30px-Lapin_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Lapin_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg/45px-Lapin_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nin_vaakuna.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Government_of_%C3%85land" title="Government of Åland">Government of Åland</a>.<br />b. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_bbb"><b><a href="#ref_bbb">^</a></b></span> The Åland Islands are unilingually Swedish.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_abolition">After abolition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Finland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: After abolition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The provinces were abolished altogether effective 1 January 2010. Since then, the regional administration of the Finnish state has two parallel top-level organs in the hierarchy: the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment on the one hand, and the <a href="/wiki/Regional_State_Administrative_Agencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional State Administrative Agencies">Regional State Administrative Agencies</a> on the other. </p><p>Six Regional State Administrative Agencies (<i>aluehallintovirasto, regionförvaltningsverk</i>, abbr. <i>avi</i>) – in addition to the <a href="/wiki/State_Department_of_%C3%85land" title="State Department of Åland">State Department of Åland</a> – are primarily responsible for law enforcement. 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income policy agreement (Finland)">National income agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_model" title="Nordic model">Nordic model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_maritime_cluster" title="Finnish maritime cluster">Ship-building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_startup_scene" title="Finnish startup scene">Startups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq_Helsinki" title="Nasdaq Helsinki">Stock exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Finland" title="Taxation in Finland">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Finland" title="Telecommunications in Finland">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Finland" title="Tourism in Finland">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Finland" title="Transport in Finland">Transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Finland" title="Category:Society of Finland">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Finland" title="Abortion in Finland">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Finland" title="Crime in Finland">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Finland" title="Climate change in Finland">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland" title="Demographics of Finland">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Finland" title="Education in Finland">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finns" title="Finns">Finns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_Finland" title="Healthcare in Finland">Healthcare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Finland" title="Languages of 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Finland">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Finland" title="Coat of arms of Finland">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_cuisine" title="Finnish cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Finland" title="Flag of Finland">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folklore_of_Finland" title="Folklore of Finland">Folklore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_literature" title="Finnish literature">Literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kalevala" title="Kalevala"><i>The Kalevala</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Finland" title="Telecommunications in Finland">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Finland" title="Music of Finland">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_mythology" title="Finnish mythology">Mythology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_national_symbols" title="Finnish national symbols">National symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Finland" title="Public holidays in Finland">Public holidays</a> 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title="Category:Finland">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Finland" title="Portal:Finland">Portal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Former_provinces_of_Finland" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Provinces_of_Finland" title="Template:Provinces of Finland"><abbr title="View this 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style="font-size:85%;">(1634)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyland_and_Tavastehus_County" title="Nyland and Tavastehus County">Nyland and Tavastehus</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostrobothnia_County" title="Ostrobothnia County">Ostrobothnia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634–1775)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viborg_and_Nyslott_County" title="Viborg and Nyslott County">Viborg and Nyslott</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634–1721)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kexholm_County" title="Kexholm County">Kexholm</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634–1721)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kymmeneg%C3%A5rd_and_Nyslott_County" title="Kymmenegård and Nyslott County">Kymmenegård and Nyslott</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1721–1747)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savolax_and_Kymmeneg%C3%A5rd_County" title="Savolax and Kymmenegård County">Savolax and Kymmenegård</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1747–1775)</span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Finland" title="Flag of Finland"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/60px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/90px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/120px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1775–1831</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Turku and Pori <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634)</span></li> <li>Nyland and Tavastehus <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634–1831)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaasa_Province" title="Vaasa Province">Vaasa</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oulu_Province" title="Oulu Province">Oulu</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kymmeneg%C3%A5rd_County" title="Kymmenegård County">Kymmenegård</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775–1831)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savolax_and_Karelia_County" title="Savolax and Karelia County">Savolax and Karelia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775–1831)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viipuri_Province" title="Viipuri Province">Viipuri</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1812)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1831–1918</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Turku and Pori <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634)</span></li> <li>Vaasa <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775)</span></li> <li>Oulu <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775)</span></li> <li>Viipuri <span style="font-size:85%;">(1812)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4me_Province" title="Häme Province">Häme</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uusimaa_Province" title="Uusimaa Province">Uusimaa</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikkeli_Province" title="Mikkeli Province">Mikkeli</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuopio_Province" title="Kuopio Province">Kuopio</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1918–1997</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Turku and Pori <span style="font-size:85%;">(1634–1997)</span></li> <li>Vaasa <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775–1997)</span></li> <li>Oulu <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775)</span></li> <li>Viipuri <span style="font-size:85%;">(1812–1945)</span></li> <li>Häme <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831–1997)</span></li> <li>Uusimaa <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831–1997)</span></li> <li>Mikkeli <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831–1997)</span></li> <li>Kuopio <span style="font-size:85%;">(1831–1997)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land_(former_province_of_Finland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Åland (former province of Finland)">Åland</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1918)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petsamo_Province" title="Petsamo Province">Petsamo</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1921–1921)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lapland_(former_province_of_Finland)" title="Lapland (former province of Finland)">Lapland</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1938)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kymi_Province" title="Kymi Province">Kymi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1945–1997)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Finland_Province" title="Central Finland Province">Central Finland</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1960–1997)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Karelia_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Karelia Province">Northern Karelia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1960–1997)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1997–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oulu <span style="font-size:85%;">(1775–2009)</span></li> <li>Åland <span style="font-size:85%;">(1918–2009)</span></li> <li>Lapland <span style="font-size:85%;">(1938–2009)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Finland_Province" title="Southern Finland Province">Southern Finland</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1997–2009)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Finland_Province" title="Western Finland Province">Western Finland</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1997–2009)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Finland_Province" title="Eastern Finland Province">Eastern Finland</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1997–2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Historical_provinces_of_Finland" title="Historical provinces of Finland">Historical provinces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Designations_for_types_of_administrative_division" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible 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id="Designations_for_types_of_administrative_division" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Designations for types of <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative division</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="English_terms" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_terms_for_administrative_divisions" title="List of terms for administrative divisions">English terms</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Common_English_terms" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Common English terms</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Area</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Insular_area" title="Insular area">Insular area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_area" title="Local government area">Local government area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Areas_Board" title="Special Areas Board">Special area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unorganized_area" title="Unorganized area">Unorganized area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">Borough</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_borough" title="County borough">County borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_borough" title="Metropolitan borough">Metropolitan borough</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Canton_(administrative_division)" title="Canton (administrative division)">Canton</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Half-canton" class="mw-redirect" title="Half-canton">Half-canton</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">Capital</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_capital" title="Federal capital">Federal capital</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Capital_city#Origins" title="Capital city">Imperial capital</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_city" title="Autonomous city">Autonomous city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charter_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter city">Charter city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_city" title="Independent city">Independent city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incorporated_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporated city">Incorporated city</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Imperial_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial city">Imperial city</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Free_imperial_city" title="Free imperial city">Free imperial city</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Royal_free_city" title="Royal free city">Royal free city</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Community_(administrative_division)" title="Community (administrative division)">Community</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain" title="Autonomous communities of Spain">Autonomous community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Residential_community" title="Residential community">Residential community</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/County" title="County">County</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_county" title="Administrative county">Administrative county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_county" title="Autonomous county">Autonomous county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_city-county" title="Consolidated city-county">Consolidated city-county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">County seat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_town" title="County town">County town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_county" title="Metropolitan county">Metropolitan county</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">Non-metropolitan county</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_county_municipality" title="Regional county municipality">Regional county municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viscountcy" class="mw-redirect" title="Viscountcy">Viscounty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">Country</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_country" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas country">Overseas country</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Department_(administrative_division)" title="Department (administrative division)">Department</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_department" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas department">Overseas department</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/District" title="District">District</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital district">Capital district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_district" title="City district">City district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_district" title="Congressional district">Congressional district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">Electoral district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_district" title="Federal district">Federal district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_government_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian government district">Indian government district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_district" title="Land district">Land district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Manitoba#Local_government_districts" title="List of municipalities in Manitoba">Local government district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan district">Metropolitan district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan district</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_district" title="Military district">Military district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_district" title="Municipal district">Municipal district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_district" title="Police district">Police district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_district" title="Regional district">Regional district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rural_district" title="Rural district">Rural district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanitary_district" title="Sanitary district">Sanitary district</a></li> <li>Service district <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Educational_service_district_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Educational service district (disambiguation)">Educational service district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_service_district" title="Local service district">Local service district</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_district" title="School district">School district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_school_district" title="Intermediate school district">Intermediate school district</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_district_(United_States)" title="Special district (United States)">Special district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_district_(United_States)" title="Special district (United States)">in the US</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_district" title="Urban district">Urban district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Division_(political_geography)" title="Division (political geography)">Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_division" title="Census division">Census division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_division" title="Police division">Police division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revenue_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Revenue division">Subdivision of India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indian reserve/reservation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation">Indian reservation</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_reserve" title="Indian reserve">Indian reserve</a> (Canada)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Municipality</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="City municipality">City municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_municipality" title="County municipality">County municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct-controlled_municipality" title="Direct-controlled municipality">Direct-controlled municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_municipality" title="District municipality">District municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neutral_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Neutral municipality">Neutral municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_municipality" title="Regional municipality">Regional municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resort_municipality" title="Resort municipality">Resort municipality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_resort_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain resort municipality">Mountain resort municipality</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rural_municipality" title="Rural municipality">Rural municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Specialized_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Specialized municipality">Specialized municipality</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prefecture" title="Prefecture">Prefecture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_prefecture" title="Autonomous prefecture">Autonomous prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subprefecture" title="Subprefecture">Subprefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super-prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Super-prefecture">Super-prefecture</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Praetorian_prefecture" title="Praetorian prefecture">Praetorian prefecture</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Province" title="Province">Province</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_province" title="Autonomous province">Autonomous province</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Overseas_province" title="Overseas province">Overseas province</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roman_province" title="Roman province">Roman province</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Region" title="Region">Region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Administrative region <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_administrative_region" title="Special administrative region">Special administrative region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous region">Autonomous region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_region" title="Capital region">Capital region</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_capital_region" class="mw-redirect" title="National capital region">National capital region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_region" title="Development region">Development region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesoregion_(geography)" title="Mesoregion (geography)">Mesoregion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microregion" title="Microregion">Microregion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas region">Overseas region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subregion_(administrative_division)" title="Subregion (administrative division)">Subregion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Federated_state" title="Federated state">State</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proto-state" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-state">Proto-state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City-state" title="City-state">City-state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal state">Federal state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_state_(polity)" title="Free state (polity)">Free state</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">Sovereign state</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Territory" title="Territory">Territory</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital territory">Capital territory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_capital_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal capital territory">Federal capital territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_capital_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="National capital territory">National capital territory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependent territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_territory" title="Federal territory">Federal territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incorporated_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporated territory">Incorporated territory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organized_incorporated_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Organized incorporated territory">Organized incorporated territory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas territory">Overseas territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_territory" title="Union territory">Union territory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Town</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_town" title="Census town">Census town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">Market town</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Township" title="Township">Township</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charter_township" title="Charter township">Charter township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Civil township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paper_township" title="Paper township">Paper township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survey_township" title="Survey township">Survey township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_township" title="Urban township">Urban township</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unit</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional unit">Regional unit</a></li> <li>Territorial unit <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_territorial_unit" title="Autonomous territorial unit">Autonomous territorial unit</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Economic zone <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">Exclusive economic zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_economic_zone" title="Free economic zone">Free economic zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_economic_zone" title="Special economic zone">Special economic zone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exclusion_zone" title="Exclusion zone">Exclusion zone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_exclusion_zone" title="Military exclusion zone">Military exclusion zone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_speech_zone" title="Free speech zone">Free speech zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neutral_zone_(territorial_entity)" title="Neutral zone (territorial entity)">Neutral zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">Self-administered zone</a></li> <li>Trade zone <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free-trade_zone" title="Free-trade zone">Free-trade zone</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Other_English_terms" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other English terms</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Victoria#Alpine_resorts" title="Local government in Victoria">Alpine resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick" title="Bailiwick">Bailiwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banner_(administrative_division)" title="Banner (administrative division)">Banner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banners_of_Inner_Mongolia" title="Banners of Inner Mongolia">Autonomous</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Block_(district_subdivision)" title="Block (district subdivision)">Block</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadastre" title="Cadastre">Cadastre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_(administrative_division)" title="Circle (administrative division)">Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_(administrative_division)" title="Circuit (administrative division)">Circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Commune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condominium_(international_law)" title="Condominium (international law)">Condominium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constituency_(administrative_division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency (administrative division)">Constituency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy" title="Duchy">Duchy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_duchy" title="District duchy">District</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elderships_of_Lithuania" title="Elderships of Lithuania">Eldership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate" title="Emirate">Emirate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave" title="Enclave and exclave">Enclave and exclave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Dependencies_of_Venezuela" title="Federal Dependencies of Venezuela">Federal dependency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate" title="Governorate">Governorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(place)" title="Hamlet (place)">Hamlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manorialism" title="Manorialism">Manor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_manor" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal manor">Royal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muftiate" title="Muftiate">Muftiate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neighbourhood" title="Neighbourhood">Neighbourhood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parish_(administrative_division)" title="Parish (administrative division)">Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_precinct" title="Electoral precinct">Precinct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">Principality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">Protectorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quarter_(urban_subdivision)" title="Quarter (urban subdivision)">Quarter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regencies_and_cities_of_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of regencies and cities of Indonesia">Regency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_republic" title="Autonomous republic">Autonomous republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riding_(division)" title="Riding (division)">Riding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sector_(administrative_division)" title="Sector (administrative division)">Sector</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous sector">Autonomous</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shire" title="Shire">Shire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanate">Sultanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzerainty" title="Suzerainty">Suzerainty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Townland" title="Townland">Townland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">Village</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_summer_villages_in_Alberta" title="List of summer villages in Alberta">Summer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_(electoral_subdivision)" title="Ward (electoral subdivision)">Ward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agency_(administrative_division)" title="Agency (administrative division)">Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barony_(county_division)" title="Barony (county division)">Barony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burgh" title="Burgh">Burgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exarchate" title="Exarchate">Exarchate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hide_(unit)" title="Hide (unit)">Hide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hundred_(county_division)" title="Hundred (county division)">Hundred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Circle" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Circle">Imperial Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_(territorial_entity)" class="mw-redirect" title="March (territorial entity)">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monthon" title="Monthon">Monthon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_(administrative_division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidency (administrative division)">Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Residency_(administrative_division)" title="Residency (administrative division)">Residency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_diocese" title="Roman diocese">Roman diocese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seat_(administrative_division)" title="Seat (administrative division)">Seat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_(administrative_division)" title="Tenth (administrative division)">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithing" title="Tithing">Tithing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty" title="Viceroyalty">Viceroyalty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Non-English_terms_or_loanwords" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Non-English terms or loanwords</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amt" title="Amt">Amt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apskritis" class="mw-redirect" title="Apskritis">Apskritis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakhsh" title="Bakhsh">Bakhsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashki" class="mw-redirect" title="Bashki">Bashki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bezirk" title="Bezirk">Bezirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regierungsbezirk" title="Regierungsbezirk">Regierungsbezirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comarca" title="Comarca">Comarca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">Comune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frazione" title="Frazione">Frazione</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freguesia" title="Freguesia">Freguesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fu_(administrative_division)" title="Fu (administrative division)">Fu</a></li> <li>Gemeinde <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gemeinde_(Austria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemeinde (Austria)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemeinde_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemeinde (Germany)">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemeinde_(South_Tyrol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemeinde (South Tyrol)">South Tyrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemeinde_(Switzerland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemeinde (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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