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Finland is divided into 20 regions (''maakunta'' in Finnish , ''landskap'' in Swedish ). The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. Currently, the only region where a popular election is held for the council is Kainuu. Regions represent dialectal, cultural and economic variations better than the provinces, which are purely administrative divisions of the central government. REGIONS # Lapland (''Lappi / Lappland'') # Northern Ostrobothnia (''Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten'') # Kainuu (''Kainuu / Kajanaland'') # North Karelia (''Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen'') # Northern Savonia (''Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax'') # Southern Savonia (''Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax'') # Southern Ostrobothnia (''Etelä-Pohjanmaa / Södra Österbotten'') # Ostrobothnia (''Pohjanmaa / Österbotten'') # Pirkanmaa (''Pirkanmaa / Birkaland'') # Satakunta (''Satakunta / Satakunda'') # Central Ostrobothnia (''Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten'') # Central Finland (''Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland'') # Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland'') # South Karelia (''Etelä-Karjala / Södra Karelen'') # Päijänne Tavastia (''Päijät-Häme / Päijänne Tavastland'') # Tavastia Proper (''Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland'') # Uusimaa (''Uusimaa / Nyland'') # Eastern Uusimaa (''Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland'') # Kymenlaakso (''Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen'') # Åland Islands ¹ (''Ahvenanmaa / Åland'') ¹ The role that the regional councils serve on Mainland Finland are on the Åland Islands handled by the autonomous Government Of Åland . COATS OF ARMS (SELECTION) SEE ALSO
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