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The method in which Finland's administrative divisions are categorised was
revised on the 1 January 2010 when the country abolished the administrative division system
of six major "provinces" and remodeled its sub-regions and municipalities in
later years. As of 2019, the administrative structure of Finland is as shown
below.
Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019
Five "Major Regions 2019" (source [retrieved], in English):
19 Provinces (source [retrieved], in English):
This is followed by a total of 70 "Sub-regional units 2019" in these main administrative regions (source [retrieved]):
My impression is that all the coats-of-arms, with the possible exception of
that of Finland itself, as well as that of Åland Islands, are also valid as banners-of-arms;
the official flags of those two places are the well-known Scandinavian crosses.
Lewis A. Nowitz, 27 December 2000
Most communities use banners-of-arms, but flags' proportions vary: My current
home town Oulu uses square banner-of-arms, but my birth town Kokkola uses something
like 11:18. And some use "pennants-of-arms" or swallow-tailed flags or ...
Ossi Raivio, 27 December 2000
Finland has 311 municipalities (List of
National Land Survey of Finland).
Christopher Oehler, 13 September 2019
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