maakunta

== Finnish == === Etymology === maa (“land”) +‎ kunta === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌkuntɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -untɑ Syllabification(key): maa‧kun‧ta Hyphenation(key): maa‧kunta === Noun === maakunta county, province, region (administrative or historical region widely varying in size and significance but always a subdivision of a state and consisting of a number of municipalities) Coordinate terms: departementti (Francophone countries), kreivikunta (the United Kingdom), piirikunta (Russia or the United States), rajoni (Eastern Europe), uluus (Yakutia and Sakha) (informal, possibly derogatory) province(s) (area outside of capital region) maakuntayliopisto ― provincial university ==== Usage notes ==== In the current administrative model Finland is divided into 19 maakunta, which are translated as "region" in English. Legally they are not subdivisions of the state government but associations of the municipalities of the region, called maakunnan liitto (“regional council”). The tasks of regional councils deal with regional zoning and promotion of the regional economy. They are governed by the municipalities, which elect maakuntavaltuusto (“regional council”) to decide the strategic issues and to nominate maakuntahallitus (“regional board”). Note that same English term "regional council" is used of both the association and the council that governs it. The executive director of the office of the regional council is called maakuntajohtaja. The state government in regions is organized through ten elinvoimakeskus (“economic development centre”), the borders of which do not necessarily directly correspond to region borders. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== aluehallintovirasto ELY-keskus lääni seutukunta === Further reading === “maakunta”, 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 3 July 2023