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 The first counties formed in Finland were [[Finnish Maakunta#Castle_Counties_(Linnalääni,_Slottslän)|Castle Counties]] (''Linnalääni'', ''Slottslän'') established in 1595. They continued until an administrative reform in 1634.<ref>[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slottsl%C3%A4n "Slottslän"], Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2022.</ref> During the years Finland was associated with Russia the number of counties grew from six to eight. on 31 December 2009 the counties were replaced by seven Regional Administrative Agencies (''Aluehallintovirasto'').<ref>[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluehallintovirasto "Aluehallintovirasto"], Wikipedia. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref>
-== Counties 1595 ==
+== Castle Counties 1595-1634 ==
+These nine fiefs (Finnish: ''Linnalääni'', Swedish: ''Slottslän'') were used as administrative regions from 1595 to 1634.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Finnish !! Swedish !! Region
+|-
+|| Hämeenlinnan || Tavastehus || Häme
+|-
+|| Kastelholman  || Kastelhom || Ahvenanmaa (Åland)
+|-
+|| Kokemäenkartanon || Kumogård || Satakunta
+|-
+|| Korsholman || Korsholm || Ostrobothnia
+|-
+|| Porvoon || Borgå || Eastern Uusimaa
+|-
+|| Raaseporin || Raseborg || Western Uusimaa
+|-
+|| Savonlinnan || Nyslott || Savo
+|-
+|| Turun || Åbo || Finland Proper
+|-
+|| Viipurin || Viborg || Karelia
+|}
+== Counties 1634-1809 ==
 The nine Castle Counties were replaced with five counties (Finnish: ''lääni'', Swedish: ''län'').<ref>[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlands_l%C3%A4n Finlands län], Wikipedia. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref>
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 | Käkisalmen || Kexholm
 |}
-== Counties 1634-1809 ==
 The description below each map list the names of the counties in Finnish and Swedish.
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 In 1960 the county of Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen (North Karelia) was formed from Kuopio / Kuopio County, and the county of Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland (Central Finland) was formed from the counties of Vaasa / Vasa, Häme / Tavastehus, Mikkeli / Sankt Michel and Kuopio / Kuopio.
+On 1 January 1998 as part of the 1 September 1997 ''Maakuntajakolaki'' (County Apportionment Act) the counties were reorganized into six new counties. This lasted through 2009 when the counties were replaced by seven Regional Administrative Agencies (''Aluehallintovirasto'', Swedish: ''Regionförvaltningsverk'').<ref>Wikipedia (Finnish). [https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluehallintovirasto Aluehallintovirasto]. Accessed 18 September 2023.</ref>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Finland]]