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NUTS:FI
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. The NUTS codes for Finland divides the country on three levels:
- At the first level Mainland Finland is separated from the autonomous Åland Islands.
- At the second level Mainland Finland is divided into four "Suuralueet", "Storområden", or Large Areas. Three of these Large Areas are similarly named to three of the Provinces of Finland: Southern Finland, Eastern Finland and Western Finland, but follow different lines of division.
- At the third level the divisions of Mainland Finland follows the boundaries of the Regions of Finland.
| NUTS 1 | NUTS 2 | NUTS 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Code | Large Areas | Code | Regions | Code |
| Mainland Finland | FI1 | East Finland | FI13 | Southern Savonia | FI131 |
 | Northern Savonia | FI132 | |||
| North Karelia | FI133 | ||||
| Kainuu | FI134 | ||||
| South Finland | FI18 | Uusimaa | FI181 | ||
| Eastern Uusimaa | FI182 | ||||
| Finland Proper | FI183 | ||||
| Tavastia Proper | FI184 | ||||
| Päijänne Tavastia | FI185 | ||||
| Kymenlaakso | FI186 | ||||
| South Karelia | FI187 | ||||
| West Finland | FI19 | Satakunta | FI191 | ||
| Pirkanmaa | FI192 | ||||
| Central Finland | FI193 | ||||
| Southern Ostrobothnia | FI194 | ||||
| Ostrobothnia | FI195 | ||||
| North Finland | FI1A | Central Ostrobothnia | FI1A1 | ||
| Northern Ostrobothnia | FI1A2 | ||||
| Lapland | FI1A3 | ||||
| Åland | FI2 | Åland | FI20 | Åland | FI200 |
See also
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