Sub-regions of Finland
Sub-regions 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-regions are no longer official regional administrative divisions since 2014, but they are still valid for statistical purposes.
Sub-regions grouped by regions
Lapland">Lapland, Finland">Lapland (1)
- Eastern Lapland
- Kemi-Tornio sub-region
- Northern Lapland
- Rovaniemi sub-region
- Torne Valley sub-region
- Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland
[North Ostrobothnia] (2)
- Koillismaa
- Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region
- Oulu sub-region
- Oulunkaari
- Raahe sub-region
- Siikalatva sub-region
- Ylivieska sub-region
[Kainuu] (3)
[North Karelia] (4)
[North Savo] (5)
South Savo">Etelä-Savo">South Savo (6)
[South Ostrobothnia] (7)
Ostrobothnia">Ostrobothnia (administrative region)">Ostrobothnia (8)
Former sub-regions
[Pirkanmaa] (9)
Former sub-regions
[Satakunta] (10)
[Central Ostrobothnia] (11)
[Central Finland] (12)
- Äänekoski sub-region
- Jämsä sub-region
- Joutsa sub-region
- Jyväskylä sub-region
- Keuruu sub-region
- Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region