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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]
The Ministry of Education and Culture (Finnish: Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Swedish: Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries in Finland. It prepares laws and oversees the administration of matters relating to education (such as daycare, schools and universities), and culture (such as museums, libraries and ...
The Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH, Opetushallitus) [1] is a Finnish agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture, responsible for the development of early childhood education, pre-school and basic education, morning and afternoon activities, upper secondary education, basic vocational education, adult education, liberal arts and basic arts education.
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.
They are each responsible for one or more of regions of Finland, and include offices of the Ministries of Employment and the Economy, Transport and Communications and Environment. The Finnish Defence Forces regional offices are responsible for the regional defence preparations and for the administration of conscription within the region.
The governor was the head of the State Provincial Office (Finnish lääninhallitus, Swedish länsstyrelse), which acted as the joint regional authority for seven ministries in the following domains: social services and health care; education and culture; police administration; rescue services; traffic administration; competition and consumer ...
The National Archives also has single maps and map collections from the archives of farms, map collectors and other individuals. [23] The largest single map collection is the renewal archive of the National Land Survey of Finland, which has 726,000 maps (including urbarium maps ) and other related documents dated between the 17th and the 20th ...
The Minister of Education (Finnish: opetusministeri, Swedish: undervisningsminister) is one of the 19 ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government. [1] The Minister of Education leads Finland's Ministry of Education and Culture. [2] Finland's incumbent Minister of Education is Anders Adlercreutz of the Swedish People's Party. [3]