Historical provinces of Finland

The historical provinces (Finnish: historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, Swedish: historiska landskap) are former adminstrative or cultural areas of Finland, with origins from the slottslän (linnalääni) of the Middle Ages. The historical provinces ceased to be administrative entities in 1634 when they were superseded by the counties, a reform which remained in force in Finland until 1997. The historical provinces remain as a tradition, but have no administrative function today.

The first name in the parentheses is the Finnish name and the second is the Swedish one.

Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland)

Karelia (Karjala, Karelen)

Laponia (Lappi, Lappland)

Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa, Österbotten)

Satakunta (Satakunta, Satakunda)

Savonia (Savo, Savolax)

Tavastia (Häme, Tavastland)

Uusimaa (Uusimaa, Nyland)

Åland (Ahvenanmaa, Åland)