Finland Map

The index

Regions

Every region on the index, with what it is best for.

Regions: 12

  1. A calm lake at sunset with small forested islands, and pine trees on a rocky shore in the foreground. Uusimaa and the Helsinki RegionUusimaa lies on the southern coast and contains the capital, Helsinki, along with neighbouring cities and a long coastline of bays, islands and for...
  2. An old-style illustrated map of Finland in blue ink on cream paper, with forests, lakes, ships, a sled and seals. Southwest Finland and the Archipelago SeaThe southwest coast is home to Turku, one of the country's oldest cities, and the vast scatter of islands called the Archipelago Sea. Bridges and s...
  3. Aland IslandsAland is an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland in the Baltic Sea, made up of one main island and a great many smaller ones. It has its ...
  4. LakelandThe Lakeland covers much of central and eastern Finland, where forests and thousands of lakes form a connected waterscape. Gravel ridges left by th...
  5. LaplandLapland is Finland's large northern region, much of it north of the Arctic Circle, with forests, bogs, rounded fells and wide rivers. It is the hom...
  6. North Ostrobothnia and OuluNorth Ostrobothnia lies on the Gulf of Bothnia and includes the city of Oulu, a lively northern centre. The coast is low and shallow, with river mo...
  7. KainuuKainuu is a forested region in eastern Finland with large lakes, hills and a strong wilderness character. It is known for walking and cycling route...
  8. North Karelia and KoliNorth Karelia lies in the east along the Russian border and includes the hills of Koli, a landmark in Finnish national imagery. Koli rises above La...
  9. South Karelia and SaimaaSouth Karelia sits in the southeast and borders the large Saimaa lake system. The area includes lakeshore towns, forests and a complex labyrinth of...
  10. Ostrobothnia and the KvarkenOstrobothnia stretches along the western coast on the Gulf of Bothnia and has a strong Swedish-speaking presence in places. Its flat farmland, red ...
  11. Central FinlandCentral Finland sits in the heart of the country, with the city of Jyväskylä as its main hub and many lakes and ridges around it. The region is kno...
  12. Tavastia and the Southern HeartlandTavastia, known in Finnish as Häme, lies inland north of the southern coast and is a region of lakes, ridges, farmland and historic towns. It inclu...