Historical provinces of Finland

The historical provinces (Finnish: historialliset maakunnat, Swedish: historiska landskap) are former administrative 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 The historical provinces ceased to be administrative entities in 1634 when they were superseded by the counties (lääni), a reform which remained in force in Finland until 1997. The historical provinces play a relatively minor role in popular consciousness, while the modern regions (maakunta, lit. 'province') tend to hold greater significance for regional identity—though this varies across the country.


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)
Lapland (Lappi, Lappland)
Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa, Österbotten)
Satakunta (Satakunta, Satakunda)
Savonia (Savo, Savolax)
Tavastia (Häme, Tavastland)
Uusimaa (Uusimaa, Nyland)
Åland (Ahvenanmaa, Åland)
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