Names and territories of the wellbeing services counties 

The provisions on the names of the wellbeing services counties and on the municipalities that belong to each county are laid down in section 7 of the Act on the Implementation of the Reform of Health, Social and Rescue Services and on the Entry into Force of Related Legislation (616/2021). The wellbeing services counties are: 

  1. The wellbeing services county of East Uusimaa, which consists of the following municipalities in the region of Uusimaa: Askola, Lapinjärvi, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Porvoo, Pukkila, and Sipoo; 
  2. The wellbeing services county of Central Uusimaa, which consists of the following municipalities in the region of Uusimaa: Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Nurmijärvi, Mäntsälä, Tuusula, and Pornainen; 
  3. The wellbeing services county of West Uusimaa, which consists of the following municipalities in the region of Uusimaa: Espoo, Hanko, Inkoo, Karkkila, Kauniainen, Kirkkonummi, Lohja, Raasepori, Siuntio, and Vihti; 
  4. The wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava, which consists of the cities of Vantaa and Kerava in the region of Uusimaa;
  5. The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Southwest Finland; 
  6. The wellbeing services county of Satakunta, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Satakunta; 
  7. The wellbeing services county of Kanta-Häme, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Kanta-Häme; 
  8. The wellbeing services county of Pirkanmaa, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Pirkanmaa; 
  9. The wellbeing services county of Päijät-Häme, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Päijät-Häme; 
  10. The wellbeing services county of Kymenlaakso, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Kymenlaakso; 
  11. The wellbeing services county of South Karelia, which consists of the municipalities in the region of South Karelia; 
  12. The wellbeing services county of South Savo, which consists of the municipalities in the region of South Savo; 
  13. The wellbeing services county of North Savo, which consists of the municipalities in the region of North Savo; 
  14. The wellbeing services county of North Karelia, which consists of the municipalities in the region of North Karelia; 
  15. The wellbeing services county of Central Finland, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Central Finland; 
  16. The wellbeing services county of South Ostrobothnia, which consists of the municipalities in the region of South Ostrobothnia; 
  17. The wellbeing services county of Ostrobothnia, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Ostrobothnia; 
  18. The wellbeing services county of Central Ostrobothnia, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Central Ostrobothnia; 
  19. The wellbeing services county of North Ostrobothnia, which consists of the municipalities in the region of North Ostrobothnia; 
  20. The wellbeing services county of Kainuu, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Kainuu; 
  21. The wellbeing services county of Lapland, which consists of the municipalities in the region of Lapland.