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.

• Eastern Lapland
• Kemi-Tornio sub-region
• Northern Lapland
• Rovaniemi sub-region
• Torne Valley
• Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland

• Koillismaa
• Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region
• Oulu sub-region
• Oulunkaari
• Raahe sub-region
• Siikalatva sub-region
• Ylivieska sub-region

• Kajaani sub-region
• Kehys-Kainuu

• Central Karelia
• Joensuu sub-region
• Pielinen Karelia

• Inner Savonia
• Kuopio sub-region
• North Eastern Savonia
• Upper Savonia
• Varkaus sub-region

• Mikkeli sub-region
• Pieksämäki sub-region
• Savonlinna sub-region

• Järviseutu
• Kuusiokunnat
• Seinäjoki sub-region
• Suupohja

• Sydösterbotten
• Jakobstad sub-region
• Vaasa sub-region

• Kyrönmaa

• North Western Pirkanmaa
• South Western Pirkanmaa
• Southern Pirkanmaa
• Tampere sub-region
• Upper Pirkanmaa

• South Eastern Pirkanmaa

• Northern Satakunta
• Pori sub-region
• Rauma sub-region

• Kaustinen sub-region
• Kokkola sub-region

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

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

• Imatra sub-region
• Lappeenranta sub-region

• Lahti sub-region

• Heinola sub-region

• Forssa sub-region
• Hämeenlinna sub-region
• Riihimäki sub-region

• Helsinki sub-region (Helsinki metropolitan area)
• Loviisa sub-region
• Porvoo sub-region
• Raseborg sub-region

• Lohja sub-region

• Kotka-Hamina sub-region
• Kouvola sub-region

• Archipelago (Åland)
• Countryside (Åland)
• Mariehamn sub-region

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