State Department Of Åland

	State Department Of Åland The State Department of Åland () is a department of the Finnish central government for the administration of Åland, with a status corresponding to a Regional State Administrative Agency elsewhere in Finland. It replaced the Åland State Provincial Office on 1 January 2010, after the abolition of all provinces of Finland Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces, or counties (, ). Finland had always been a unitary state: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland, the provi ... at the end of 2009. List of officers * Peter Lindbäck (2009–2023) * (2023–present) External links Statens ämbetsverk på Åland Politics of Åland {{Åland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Government Of Finland The Finnish Government (; ; ) is the executive branch and cabinet of Finland, which directs the politics of Finland and is the main source of legislation proposed to the Parliament. The Government has collective ministerial responsibility and represents Finland in the Council of the European Union. In the incumbent Orpo Cabinet, the Government comprises 19 ministers leading 12 ministries. Majority coalition governments have become the foundation of the Finnish Government; apart from a few historical exceptions, a Government is usually assembled by the representatives of two major parties and a number of smaller parties. Composition The Government is the most important executive body of Finland composed of the ministers. Its supreme powers are based on Section 3, Chapter 1 of the Constitution of Finland (and the subordinate Government Act of 2003):The governmental powers are exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government, the members of which shall have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,541), constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish language, Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. It comprises Fasta Åland, on which 90% of the population resides, and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east, of which about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with the Archipelago Sea, Finnish archipelago. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Regional State Administrative Agency The Regional State Administrative Agencies (, ) are a set of top-level regional organs of the state of Finland, mainly in charge of basic public services and legal permits. Six agencies took over some of the tasks of the earlier provinces of Finland, which were abolished at the end of 2009. A seventh agency in the autonomous area Åland is named the State Department of Åland. The agencies themselves do not constitute a subdivision of Finland ( ISO 3166-2:FI); instead, the first-level subdivisions are the regions of Finland Finland is divided into 19 regions (; ) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal c .... The other important set of top-level regional state agencies are the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (''ely-keskus''). Agencies and their regions See also * ISO 3166-2:FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland State Provincial Office The State Provincial Office on the Åland Islands ({{Lang, sv, Länsstyrelsen på Åland) represented the central government of Finland within the Åland Islands region. It operated from 1918 until 2009. Unique Functions Due to Autonomy Åland possesses autonomy, which means it has self-governing powers. As a result, the functions of the State Provincial Office on Åland differed from those of similar offices in mainland Finland. Typically, a State Provincial Office in mainland Finland served as a joint regional authority for seven different government ministries. On Åland, however, the State Provincial Office also represented other central government authorities that maintained separate agencies on the mainland. Conversely, certain responsibilities handled by provincial offices on the mainland were managed directly by the autonomous government of Åland, not the State Provincial Office. Abolition and Replacement In 2009, Finland abolished all its provinces and their corresp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Provinces Of Finland Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces, or counties (, ). Finland had always been a unitary state: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland, the provinces had little autonomy. There were never any elected provincial parliaments in continental Finland. The system was initially created by the Instrument of Government (1634), Instrument of Government of 1634 when Finland was a Finland as part of Sweden, part of Sweden. Its makeup was changed drastically on 1 September 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six. This effectively made them purely administrative units, as linguistic and cultural boundaries no longer followed the borders of the provinces. The provinces were eventually abolished at the end of 2009. Consequently, different ministries may subdivide their areal organization differently. Besides the former provinces, the municipalities of Finland form the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Lindbäck Peter Lindbäck (born 14 June 1955, Helsinki) was the governor of Åland. He was born in 1955 and studied at the University of Helsinki, from which he graduated in law in 1981. Lindbäck was appointed governor of Åland on 5 March 1999 when his predecessor Henrik Gustafsson retired. See also * Åland * Government of Åland The Government of Åland () is the executive authority of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. It is led by the Premier of Åland (), who is elected by the Parliament of Åland (). Åland Premiers * Carl Björkman (politician), Carl Björ ... * Provincial Governors of Finland References Politicians from Åland Finnish Lutherans University of Helsinki alumni 1955 births Living people {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]