Local and regional administration in Finland

Österbottens förbund Pohjanmaan liitto Regional Council of Ostrobothnia www.obotnia.fi

Local and regional administration in Finland

Olav Jern

Chief County Executive

20.11.2012


Population and demographyin Finland

Population density in the EU is approximately 114 inhabitants/km2.

Finland’s population density is17,6 inhabitants/km2.

Population density in Uusimaa region is 166,8 inhabitants/km2, which is almost equal to Luxemburg and Switzerland. Population density in Ostrobothnia is 23 inhabitants/km2.Population density in Helsinki is2730,3 inhabitants/km2.

There are only 0,2 inhabitants/km2

in the most sparsely populated municipalities in Finland.

Source: Statistics Finland, Ruututietokanta 2009KL/JAH 14.10.2010

population/km² 31.12.2008

500 -100 - 49950 - 9925 - 4910 - 241 - 9

uninhabited


RovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemi

OuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOulu

KajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaani

J oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuuJ oensuu

KuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopio

KokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkola

VaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasa

SeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjoki

J yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskylä

MikkeliMikkeliMikkeliMikkeliMikkeliMikkeliMikkeliMikkeliMikkeli

LappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenrantaLahtiLahtiLahtiLahtiLahtiLahtiLahtiLahtiLahtiHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinna

TampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTamperePoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPori

TurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurku

HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki

KotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotka

MaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhamina

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Population comparisons in Finland

Population approximatelyequal to population in the Metropolitan Area Population approximately

equal to population inHelsinki

Total polulation in the Metropolitan Area

is about 1,0 million. Total population in

Helsinki is about 0,57 million.

Österbottens förbund Pohjanmaan liitto Regional Council of Ostrobothnia www.obotnia.fi 20 Apr 2023 4

331 local authorities (municipalities) in Finland but the number is decreasing…

2005 4322006 4312007 4162008 4152009 3482010 3422011 3362013 331

…

Number of local authorities in Finland 1940 - 2011


© Kuntarajat: TilastokeskusLähde: TilastokeskusKL/JAH 6.9.2010

PorvooPorvooPorvooPorvooPorvooPorvooPorvooPorvooPorvoo

HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki

HämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinna

RovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemi

OuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOuluOulu

KajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaaniKajaani

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KuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopioKuopio

KokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkolaKokkola

VaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasaVaasa

SeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjoki

J yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskyläJ yväskylä

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TampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTampereTamperePoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPoriPori

TurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurkuTurku KotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotkaKotka

MaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhaminaMaarianhamina

Municipalities with more than 1000 immigrants

41 73515 30411 919

8 2377 3903 2913 2143 1013 063

2 3902 3092 0991 7571 5071 4441 4181 2251 2121 1941 1411 1211 1141 051

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Parliament

Regional Councils

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Regional administration Line

Government Political Program

Parliament’s alignments for Regional Development and

Land Use

Policies of Government Offices/

Ministries DevelopmentPlans of the

RegionsRegional Dev. PlansReg. Dev. Programs

18 Regions

(Strategic) goals of Industrial and

Regional developmentrising from local level

Central administration line

Planning of Regional Development Actions

in Finland


Tasks of the Regional Council

The Regional Council is an expert development organisation acting as an active and cooperation-oriented initiative taker for the region in important development projects.

Task fields of the Regional Council:• regional development• spatial planning (land use) • regional cooperation and lobbying• international cooperation• cultural development• own projects• etc.


Plans and programmes of the Regional Council

The plans and programmes serving as the guidelines for the development of the Region:

• the Regional Plan • the Regional Land Use Plan • the Regional Strategic Programme and its

Implementation Plan• the Reform of the municipal and the service

structure • the Cultural Strategy• the Broad-band Strategy


The organization in regional councils

• Regional Council (General Assembly)– about 30-90 members

• Board of Administration – about 10-15 members

Chief County Executive

Office: The Staff: about 20-70 people Administration Spatial Planning Implementation of EU’s Structural Policy


LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATION IN FINLAND

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State Regional AdministrationOffices for Employment,Business Development

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RegionalCouncils

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development)18

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Municipalities and joint municipal authorities(education and culture, social welfare and health,

technical infrastrucucture, water and waste, environment, local economy and employment,

recreation,…)Citizens, enterprises, local communities

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State Regional Administration Offices

(6 AVI –offices in Finland)


State Regional Administration Offices for Employment,Business Development and Traffic and Environment

(=15 ELY -offices in Finland)


Structural Funds 2007-2013


• Eligible areas in the map• Whole of Finland to

competitiveness and employment objective

• For Eastern Finland special treatment (phasing in -area with phasing out treatment)

• For Eastern and Northern Finland extra 35 euros/inh.

• Total structural fund financing reduced by 26 %

EU Council 17.12.2005:


EU-structural fund (ERDF ja ESF) funding in Finland 2007-2013:

Objektive 2 ERDF

Southern Finland 138 063 113

Westrrn Finland 159 375 850

Eastern Finland 365 564 309

Northern Finland 311 300 000

Ahvenamaaa 3 125 552

Objective 2 ESF 615 438 512

National part 21 7825 699

Eastern Finland 179 787 114

Northern Finland 69 106 125

Southern Finland 69 031 559

Western Finland 78 687 925

Ahvenmaa 3 125 5552

Together ERDF and ESF 1 595 966 044

- ERDF 977 401 980

- ESF 618 564 064

- ETC 120 248 582

-All together 1 716 214 631 €


Administrative levels of programmes:

1. EU/Regio , Employment DGs + others2. National level• Mfi (Ministry of Finance)and other ministries

• MEE (Ministry of Employment and

the Economy) as management and certifying authorities

• Auditing authority• Structural fund committee


Administrative levels of programmes:

Regional administration

3a) NUTS 2-regions- established models of cooperation (alliances)

3b) NUTS 3 -Regions, Regional Councils, other regional authoritiesRCGs (MYR), secretariat, possible working groupsWorth to notice, too:- Actors of national programmes- Local action groups (Leader)- Subregions and municipalities


Objective programmes:

• Regional competitiveness and employment objective

– ERDF–action programmes– ESF-action programmes– Ahvenanmaa

• Regional cooperation


Four NUTS II -areas:

• Northern Finland Keski- ja Pohjois-Pohjanmaa sekä Lappi

• Eastern Finland Etelä- ja Pohjois-Savo, Pohjois-Karjala ja Kainuu

• Western Finland Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Keski-Suomi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa ja Pohjanmaa

• Southern Finland Uusimaa, Itä-Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, Etelä-Karjala, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme ja Varsinais-Suomi


ERDF-operational programmes, priorities:

• 1. Business development• 2. Enhancement of innovation activities and

networking, strenghtening of competence structures

• 3. Improvement of regional accessibility and operative environment

• 4. Development of big cityareas (only in SF and WF programmes)

• 5. NUTS II -areas – thematical concentration of actions( only in SF and WF-programmes)

• Technical support (4 % out of public funding)


ESF-programmes, priorities:

• Pr 1: Development of working organisations, labour force on work and enhancement of enterpreunership (31 %)

• Pr 2: Enhancement of employment and staying in work, prevention of social exlusion (32 %)

• Pr 3: Development of competence, innovation and service models to enhance functioning of Labour Force (27 %)

• Pr 4: Cooperation between member states and regions in ESF-activities (6 %)

• Pr 5: Technical support (4 %)


Territorial Cooperation Objective

• EU-funding 120 milj. €• The Finnish Structural Fund Strategy forms a bases for

these programmes in some suitable issues

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