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Map of Finland – click to enlarge. Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
Finland is divided into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta; Swedish: landskap) [a] which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils.
Finland – sovereign Nordic country located in Northern Europe. [1] Finland has borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. The capital city is Helsinki. Around 5.62 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern part ...
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Finland_Regions_Map_Numbered.svg licensed with PD-self . 2011-03-27T10:43:09Z Apalsola 1850x3220 (128422 Bytes) {{Information |Description= {{en|1=Numbered map of Finland divided into its 19 regions.}} {{fi|1=Numeroitu kartta Suomen maakunnista}} |Source=*[[:File:Finland_Regions_Map.svg|]] |Date={{ISOdate|2011-03-27 10:41}} (UTC) |Auth
Boundaries, rivers, roads, and railroads are based on a 1996 CIA map (File:Finland 1996 CIA map.jpg), with some revisions by me. Coordinates of cities and municipalities not on the CIA map are from Finnish Wikipedia articles. Not all municipalities were included for visual reasons.
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.
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