Sub-regions of Finland

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Sub-regions (Finnish: seutukunta, Swedish: ekonomisk region) are divisions used for statistical purposes in Finland. The country is divided into 69 sub-regions, which are formed by groups of municipalities within the 19 regions of Finland. These sub-regions represent a LAU 1 level of division used in conjunction with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

Each municipality is a member of a sub-region based on cooperation between municipalities and the commuter area. The member municipalities must be from the same region.

Sub-regions were introduced as administrative divisions in 1994. Sub-region are no longer an official regional administrative divisions since 2014, but it is still valid for statistical purposes.

Sub-regions grouped by regions[edit]

Regions of Finland
Regions of Finland

Lapland (1)[edit]

North Ostrobothnia (2)[edit]

Kainuu (3)[edit]

North Karelia (4)[edit]

Pohjois-Savo or North Savo (5)[edit]

Etelä-Savo (6)[edit]

South Ostrobothnia (7)[edit]

Ostrobothnia (8)[edit]

Former sub-regions[edit]

Pirkanmaa (9)[edit]

Former sub-regions[edit]

Satakunta (10)[edit]

Central Ostrobothnia (11)[edit]

Central Finland (12)[edit]

Southwest Finland (13)[edit]

South Karelia (14)[edit]

Päijät-Häme (15)[edit]

Former sub-regions[edit]

Kanta-Häme (16)[edit]

Uusimaa (17 and 18)[edit]

Former sub-regions[edit]

Kymenlaakso (19)[edit]

Åland (20)[edit]

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