Sub-regions of Finland

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

Regions of Finland
Regions of Finland

Lapland (1)

North Ostrobothnia (2)

Kainuu (3)

North Karelia (4)

Pohjois-Savo or North Savo (5)

Etelä-Savo (6)

South Ostrobothnia (7)

Ostrobothnia (8)

Former sub-regions

Pirkanmaa (9)

Former sub-regions

Satakunta (10)

Central Ostrobothnia (11)

Central Finland (12)

Southwest Finland (13)

South Karelia (14)

Päijät-Häme (15)

Former sub-regions

Kanta-Häme (16)

Uusimaa (17 and 18)

Former sub-regions

Kymenlaakso (19)

Åland (20)


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