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Län
Administrative divisions used in Sweden and previously in Finland and Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Laani" redirects here. For the Papuan language, see Western Dani language.
Län (Swedish, IPA: [ˈlɛːn] ⓘ), lääni (Finnish, IPA: [ˈlæːni]) and len (Norwegian, IPA: [leːn]) refer to the administrative divisions used in Sweden and previously in Finland and Norway. The provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.[1] In Norway, the term was in use between 1308 and 1662.[2]
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- (AB) Stockholm County
- (C) Uppsala County
- (D) Södermanland County
- (E) Östergötland County
- (F) Jönköping County
- (G) Kronoberg County
- (H) Kalmar County
- (I) Gotland County
- (K) Blekinge County
- (M) Skåne County
- (N) Halland County
- (O) Västra Götaland County
- (S) Värmland County
- (T) Örebro County
- (U) Västmanland County
- (W) Dalarna County
- (X) Gävleborg County
- (Y) Västernorrland County
- (Z) Jämtland County
- (AC) Västerbotten County
- (BD) Norrbotten County
They are also sometimes used in other countries, especially as a translation of the Russian word volost. During the period when Finland was a part of the Russian Empire (1809–1917), when Russian was made an official language alongside Swedish, it was synonymous with the word guberniya.