WorldStatesmen.org Home return to Finland > to Finland provinces to 2009 >> Regions of Finland Regions Etelä-Karjala/Södra Karelen - Etelä-Pohjanmaa/Södra Österbotten - Etelä-Savo/Södra Savolax - Itä-Uusimaa/Östra Nyland - Kainuu/Kajanaland - Kanta-Häme/Egentliga Tavastland - Keski-Pohjanmaa/Mellersta Österbotten - Keski-Suomi/Mellersta Finland - Kymenlaakso/Kymmenedalen - Lappi/Lappland - Pirkanmaa/Birkaland -  Pohjanmaa/Österbotten - Pohjois-Karjala/Norra Karelen - Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/Norra Österbotten - Pohjois-Savo/Norra Savolax - Päijät-Häme/Päijänne Tavastland - Satakunta/Satakunda - Uusimaa/Nyland - Varsinais-Suomi/Egentliga Finland - Note: The 6 provinces of Finland were abolished on 1 Jan 2010, they were replaced by the 20 regions which had already been established. Names of regions are given in both official languages (Finnish/Swedish). The head of a region (maakunta/landskap) is the region mayor (maakuntajohtaja/landskapsförbund), which is sometimes translated as executive director. Ahvenanmaa/Åland: see Aland Islands under Finland   Etelä-Karjala/Södra Karelen (South Karelia)     Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Timo Puttonen   Etelä-Pohjanmaa/Södra Österbotten (Southern Ostrobothnia)   Region mayor 2006 -                     Asko Peltola Etelä-Savo/Södra Savolax (Southern Savonia) Region mayor 2007 -                     Matti Tapani Viialainen            (b. 1953) Itä-Uusimaa/Östra Nyland (Eastern Uusimaa)  1 Jan 2011                Merged into Uusimaa/Nyland. Region mayor 2003 - 1 Jan 2011          Jaakko Mikkola Kainuu/Kajanaland   Region mayor  1 Aug 2008 -              Alpo Jokelainen   Kanta-Häme/Egentliga Tavastland (Tavastia Proper)     Region mayor 2004 -                     Juhani Honka Keski-Pohjanmaa/Mellersta Österbotten (Central Ostrobothnia)     Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Altti Seikkula Keski-Suomi/Mellersta Finland (Central Finland)   Region mayor 2002 -                     Anita Mikkonen (f) Kymenlaakso/Kymmenedalen     Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Tapio Välinoro Lappi/Lappland (Lapland)   Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Esko Lotvonen Pirkanmaa/Birkaland   Region mayors  1 Jan 2010 - Oct 2010     Jussi Veli J. Niemi Oct 2010 -                 Esa Halme                      (b. 1958)   Pohjanmaa/Österbotten (Ostrobothnia)   Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Olav Jern Pohjois-Karjala/Norra Karelen (Northern Karelia)   Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Pentti Hyttinen Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/Norra Österbotten (Northern Ostrobothnia) Region mayor  1 Apr 2008 -              Pauli Harju Pohjois-Savo/Norra Savolax (Northern Savonia)   Region mayor 2007 -                     Jussi Hyttinen                     (b. 1941) Päijät-Häme/Päijänne Tavastland (Päijänne Tavastia)     Region mayors  1 Jan 2010 - 2010         Esa Halme                          (b. 1958) 2010                       Tuula Loikkanen (f)(acting) 2010 -                     Jari Parkkosen Satakunta/Satakunda     Region mayor  1 Apr 2007 -              Pertti Rajala                       (b. 1954)   Uusimaa/Nyland   Region mayor  1 Jan 2010 -              Ossi Savolainen Varsinais-Suomi/Egentliga Finland (Finland Proper)   Region mayor 1998 -                     Juho Savo                           (b. 1949) ©2010  Ben Cahoon