aluehallintovirasto

== Finnish == === Etymology === alue (“region”) +‎ hallinto (“administration”) +‎ virasto (“office, authority”), coined in 2009 when the reorganization of state regional administration was planned. Aluehallintovirasto replaced the former lääninhallitus, and lääni was discontinued as administrative unit from the beginning of 2010. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlueˣˌhɑlːintoˌʋirɑsto/, [ˈɑ̝lue̞hˌhɑ̝lːin̪t̪o̞ˌʋirɑ̝s̠to̞] Rhymes: -irɑsto Syllabification(key): a‧lu‧e‧hal‧lin‧to‧vi‧ras‧to Hyphenation(key): alue‧hallinto‧viras‧to === Noun === aluehallintovirasto regional state administrative agency (official translation); regional branch of the state government of Finland executing all legislative implementation, steering and supervision functions in the regions. ==== Usage notes ==== Some of the regional government functions are also taken care of by ELY-keskus and maakunta. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== AVI ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== ELY-keskus lääni maakunta seutukunta === Further reading === “aluehallintovirasto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023