aluehallintovirasto
Finnish
editEtymology
editalue (“region”) + hallinto (“administration”) + virasto (“office, authority”), coined in 2009 when the reorganization of state regional administration was planned. Aluehallintovirasto replaced the former lääninhallitus, and lääni was discontinued as administrative unit from the beginning of 2010.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɑlueˣˌhɑlːintoˌʋirɑsto/, [ˈɑ̝lue̞hˌhɑ̝lːin̪t̪o̞ˌʋirɑ̝s̠to̞]
- Rhymes: -irɑsto
- Syllabification(key): a‧lu‧e‧hal‧lin‧to‧vi‧ras‧to
Noun
editaluehallintovirasto
- regional state administrative agency (official translation); regional branch of the state government of Finland executing all legislative implementation, steering and supervision functions in the regions.
Usage notes
editSome of the regional government functions are also taken care of by ELY-keskus and maakunta.
Declension
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editFurther reading
edit- “aluehallintovirasto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02