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.^[1] Sub-regions are no longer official regional administrative divisions since 2014, but they are still valid for statistical purposes.^[2]

Sub-regions grouped by regions

Regions of Finland.

Lapland (1)

• Eastern Lapland
• Kemi-Tornio sub-region
• Northern Lapland
• Rovaniemi sub-region
• Torne Valley
• 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)

• Kajaani sub-region
• Kehys-Kainuu

North Karelia (4)

• Central Karelia
• Joensuu sub-region
• Pielinen Karelia

Pohjois-Savo or North Savo (5)

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

Etelä-Savo (6)

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

South Ostrobothnia (7)

• Järviseutu
• Kuusiokunnat
• Seinäjoki sub-region
• Suupohja

Ostrobothnia (8)

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

Former sub-regions

• Kyrönmaa

Pirkanmaa (9)

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

Former sub-regions

• South Eastern Pirkanmaa

Satakunta (10)

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

Central Ostrobothnia (11)

• Kaustinen sub-region
• Kokkola sub-region

Central Finland (12)

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

Southwest Finland (13)

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

South Karelia (14)

• Imatra sub-region
• Lappeenranta sub-region

Päijät-Häme (15)

• Lahti sub-region

Former sub-regions

• Heinola sub-region

Kanta-Häme (16)

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

Uusimaa (17 and 18)

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

Former sub-regions

• Lohja sub-region

Kymenlaakso (19)

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

Åland (20)

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

References

1. "Laki alueiden kehittämisestä 1135/1993" [Act on regional development]. Finlex. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
2. "Sub-regional units 2025". Statistics Finland. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-09-26.

External links

• Media related to Sub-regions of Finland at Wikimedia Commons