Classifications | PxPro code list of municipalities and regional divisions based on municipalities 2020

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- Px code lists are used for presenting table-format statistical data. They are generally based on standard classifications. Uniform aggregation and unknown categories and aggregation and combined categories used by the statistics in their tables are added to the Px code lists.
- Px code list of municipalities and regional divisions based on municipalities 2020 for use in px tabulation.
  
  The purpose of regional classifications used in statistics is to describe regional variations of various phenomena and regional structure. As most regional classifications, the municipal division is based on the administrative regional division.
  
  Municipality is the basic regional unit for most statistics. In addition to statistics compilation, the classification system of municipalities is suitable for use in other information systems as well. The Digital and Population Data Services Agency issues numerical codes for municipalities according to the public administration recommendation. In 2020, the number of municipalities in Finland is 310.
  
  Municipalities, sub-regional units, regions and the statistical grouping of municipalities are the primary regional classifications used in Finland's statistical system. Other municipality-based regional classifications used in statistics are major regions, Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) and Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY centres). Types of municipalities include the cost-of-living classification, financial capacity classification, language distribution classification and municipality form classification.
- The municipal division is a classification compiled for national needs.

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