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SUBDIVISIONS OF DENMARK

Mainland Denmark

---3 historical "lands" and numerous smaller Traditional Districts

---13 Counties Of Denmark ('' Amter '')

---271 , Frederiksberg , and Bornholm .

---from 2007-01-01 in the Nordic region in 1996.]]

--5 Regions

--98 municipalities

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2 Autonomous Insular Overseas units

--- Faroe Islands

--- Greenland

Subdivisions Of The Faroe Islands

six districts

---seven constituencies

Subdivisions Of Greenland

3 counties

---18 municipalities

---1 national park

SUBDIVISIONS OF ICELAND

6 Electoral Constituencies (''kjördæmi'')

8 Statistical Regions (''landsvæði'')

23 Traditional Counties (''sýslur'') and 14 independent towns (''kaupstaðir'')

98 Municiplaities (''sveitarfélög'')

SUBDIVISIONS OF FINLAND

Mainland Finland (level NUTS 1)

---State organization, controlled by the executive branch of the central government ( Government Of Finland and its ministries)

--until 1634: provinces (Finnish: ''maakunta'', Swedish: ''landskap'') -> Historical Provinces Of Finland

--1634-1997: counties (Finnish: ''lääni'', Swedish: ''län'')

--since 1997: 6 Provinces Of Finland ( Finnish ''lääni'', Swedish '' Län ''), level NUTS 2

-divided into 90 state Local Districts Of Finland (Finnish ''kihlakunta'', Swedish ''härad''), which serve as the official local administrative units of the state, providing the registry office, police and judicial administration

--Also, 12 numbering areas

---Municipalities, controlled by the respective municipal councils (Finnish: ''valtuusto'', Swedish: ''fullmäktige'')

--432 Municipalities (Finnish ''kunta'', Swedish ''kommun''), LAU 2 (NUTS 5)

--the municipalities co-operate in 74 sub-regions (Finnish ''seutukunta'', Swedish ''ekonomisk region''), LAU 1 (NUTS 4)

--and in 20 Regions Of Finland (Finnish ''maakunta'', Swedish ''landskap''), level NUTS 3, within the 6 provinces

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Åland , an Autonomous Insular region (level NUTS 1)

Subdivisions of Åland

3 Subregions : Mariehamn, Countryside and Archipelago

16 Municipalities

SUBDIVISIONS OF NORWAY

Mainland Norway

---19 Counties Of Norway ('' Fylker '', called '' Amter '' before 1918)

---431 Municipalities (''kommuner'')

---The 19 counties might be replaced with 5-9 larger Regions by 2010.

---historic

--5 ''landsdeler'' ( Regions )

--''landskap'' (traditional Districts , often based on earlier Petty Kingdoms )

several Overseas units

--- Svalbard And Jan Mayen

---other Possesions

SUBDIVISIONS OF SWEDEN

3-4 original Lands Of Sweden

Until 1634: ''landskap'' ( Historic Provinces )

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---290 ''kommuner'' ( Municipalities )

The Swedish Government is investigating the possibilities of merging the current 21 counties into 9 larger Regions . If approved, these would come into effect around 2015.

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