Municipalities have council-manager government: they are governed by an elected council (kunnanvaltuusto, kommunfullmäktige), which is legally autonomous and … Näytä lisää

Residents pay a municipal tax that is a form of income tax, which is the mainstay of the income of a municipality (42% of income). Municipal tax is nominally a flat tax that is levied from a broader population (including lower income levels) than progressive Näytä lisää

As of 2020 , there are 310 municipalities in Finland, of which 107 are cities or towns (kaupunki). Sixteen municipalities are unilingually Swedish (all in the autonomous Åland region), … Näytä lisää

Not all municipalities have an obvious urban center; indeed, rural municipalities are often composed of distributed rural villages. Although … Näytä lisää

Finland has an extensive welfare state, and municipalities are responsible for much of the services to that end. Tasks of the municipalities … Näytä lisää

Municipalities were originally parishes. The old word for a municipality is pitäjä, 'keeper', because when the system was instituted, one … Näytä lisää

Distinctively, the Helsinki capital region, has no special arrangements. The area consists of four entirely independent cities that form a … Näytä lisää