Administrative divisions of Finland
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The administrative structure of Finland consists of three tiers: the autonomous municipalities, the intermediate regional level and the central government.
The local administrative units are the 309 municipalities (Finnish: kunta, Swedish: kommun), which may also designate themselves as cities (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad). Each municipality is governed by a democratically elected municipal council.
The municipalities are grouped into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta, Swedish: landskap), which are administered by regional councils whose members are drawn from the municipal councils. The autonomous province of Åland forms its own region, with a democratically elected regional parliament (lagting). The municipalities are also organized into 70 sub-regions (Finnish: seutukunta, Swedish: ekonomisk region).
In 2023, a new democratically governed tier was introduced: the 21 wellbeing services counties (Finnish: hyvinvointialue, Swedish: välfärdsområde), which are responsible for organizing health, social, and emergency services at the regional level.
The central government operates regionally through various agencies. Since 1 January 2026, the main agencies are the Economic Development Centres (Finnish: elinvoimakeskukset) and the Finnish Supervisory Agency (Lupa- ja valvontavirasto, LVV).