Sub-regions of Finland

Seutukunta (Finnish; plural: seutukunnat ) or Ekonomisk region (Swedish; plural: ekonomiska RegioNER ) in Finland is the name given to a local authority in which several municipalities together, similar to the management communities or similar associations of municipalities in Germany.

They form a subdivision of the landscapes (Finnish Maakunta, swedish landskap ). In the scheme of the European Union, they are classified as Local Area units of the LAU level 1. In total there are 70 in Finland such administrative communities (as of 2012). They are made either from urban areas, several smaller urban centers, along with the surrounding rural areas or from rural communities. They work together, and others in the field of services, commercial policy and land use. They have no legal decision-making bodies, that is, the decision lies with the individual communities. Many communities, however, have ceded some of their powers to the administrative bodies of the Communities.

The Seutukunta were introduced in 1994. Their classification was made ​​on the basis of studies on the work of existing trails and community collaborations.

Management communities by landscapes

Lapland ( 1)

Northern Ostrobothnia ( 2)

  • Koillismaa
  • Nivala - Haapajärvi
  • Oulu
  • Oulunkaari
  • Raahe
  • Haapavesi - Siikalatva
  • Ylivieska

Kainuu ( 3)

  • Kajaani
  • Kehys - Kainuu

North Karelia ( 4)

Savo ( 5)

  • Binnensavo
  • Kuopio
  • Nordostsavo
  • Obersavo
  • Varkaus

Savo (6 )

  • Mikkeli
  • Pieksämäki
  • Savonlinna

Southern Ostrobothnia ( 7)

Ostrobothnia ( 8)

  • Jakobstad
  • Kyrönmaa
  • Southern Ostrobothnia
  • Vaasa

Pirkanmaa (9 )

  • Nordwestpirkanmaa
  • Oberpirkanmaa
  • Südpirkanmaa
  • Südwestpirkanmaa
  • Tampere

Satakunta (10 )

  • Nordsatakunta
  • Pori
  • Rauma

Central Ostrobothnia (11 )

  • Kaustinen
  • Kokkola

Central Finland (12 )

  • Äänekoski
  • Jämsä
  • Joutsa
  • Jyväskylä
  • Keuruu
  • Saarijärvi - Viitasaari

Varsinais- Suomi ( 13)

  • Åboland
  • Loimaa
  • Salo
  • Turku
  • Vakka -Suomi

South Karelia (14 )

  • Imatra
  • Lappeenranta

Päijät -Häme (15 )

  • Lahti

Kanta -Häme (16 )

  • Forssa
  • Hämeenlinna
  • Riihimäki

Uusimaa (17-18)

  • Helsinki
  • Loviisa
  • Porvoo
  • Raseborg

Kymi ( 19)

  • Kotka - Hamina
  • Kouvola

Åland (20 )

  • Ålanders country
  • Åland archipelago
  • Mariehamn
Municipalities of Finland Kemi-Tornio sub-region Rovaniemi sub-region Torne Valley Sub-region Tunturi Lapland Oulu sub-region Raahe sub-region Siikalatva sub-region Ylivieska sub-region Kajaani sub-region Kehys-Kainuu Joensuu sub-region Northern Savonia Inner Savonia Kuopio sub-region Upper Savonia Varkaus sub-region Mikkeli sub-region Savonlinna sub-region Jakobstad sub-region Vaasa sub-region North Western Pirkanmaa Upper Pirkanmaa Tampere sub-region Northern Satakunta Pori sub-region Rauma sub-region Kaustinen sub-region Kokkola sub-region Joutsa sub-region Keuruu sub-region Loimaa sub-region Salo sub-region Turku sub-region Vakka-Suomi Imatra sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region Lahti sub-region Forssa sub-region Loviisa sub-region Porvoo sub-region Raseborg sub-region Kymenlaakso Kotka-Hamina sub-region Kouvola sub-region Historical provinces of Finland
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