Historical provinces of Finland

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The historical provinces (Finnish: historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, Swedish: historiska landskap) are former administrative or cultural areas^[1] of Finland, with origins from the slottslän (linnalääni) of the Middle Ages.^[2] The historical provinces ceased to be administrative entities in 1634 when they were superseded by the counties, a reform which remained in force in Finland until 1997.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)