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The municipalities (Finnish: kunta; Swedish: kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called cities or towns ...
This is a list of municipalities in Finland. There are a total of 309 municipalities , of which 114 have both a Finnish and a Swedish name. [ 1 ] These municipalities are listed by the name in the local majority language, with the name in the other national language provided in parentheses.
The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.[a] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, [1] and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. [2]
Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; العربية; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Boarisch; Čeština
English name [128] Finnish name ... Three of the four largest cities in Finland are situated in the Helsinki metropolitan area —Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa. [219]
Municipalities and regions map of Finland (2007). Black borders refer to municipalities, red to regions. Municipalities (which may also call themselves towns or cities) account for half of public spending. Spending is financed by municipal income tax, state subsidies, and other revenue.
In Finland, cities refers to municipalities using the name of a city or of an urban area. [ 1 ] Historically, cities have been distinguished from rural areas on the basis of local autonomy and different legislation, [ 2 ] with the Civil Code of 1734 being the first legislation to apply to all settlements and people. [ 3 ]
The 23 municipalities of the Central Finland Region (Finnish: Keski-Suomi; Swedish: Mellersta Finland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions. Äänekoski sub-region [ edit ]