Municipalities of Central Finland

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The 23 municipalities of the Central Finland Region (Finnish : Keski-Suomi; Swedish : Mellersta Finland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions.

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Äänekoski sub-region

Jämsä sub-region

Joutsa sub-region

Jyväskylä sub-region

Keuruu sub-region

Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region

Former municipalities

Kuhmoinen.vaakuna.svg Kuhmoinen was moved to the Pirkanmaa region in 2021.

The following municipalities were not in Central Finland, but were merged into Central Finnish municipalities:

See also

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