Finnish Lääni

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The first counties formed in Finland were Castle Counties (Linnalääni, Slottslän) established in 1595. They continued until an administrative reform in 1634.

1595 Counties
The nine Castle Counties were replaced with five counties (Finnish: lääni, Swedish: län).

Counties 1634-1809
The description below each map list the names of the counties in Finnish and Swedish.