län

thumb|250px| of Sweden ' (Swedish, ), (Danish, ), (Finnish, ) and ' (Norwegian, ) refer to the administrative divisions used in Sweden and previously in Denmark, Finland and Norway. The provinces of Finland were abolished on 1 January 2010. In Norway, the term was in use from 1308 and in Denmark from the beginning of the 13th century. As of 19 February 1662 the len of Denmark-Norway were converted into amt.

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The term
The ''län''
The ''landsting''
The ''landshövding''
See also
Notes

thumb|250px| of Sweden

' (Swedish, ), (Danish, ), (Finnish, ) and ' (Norwegian, ) refer to the administrative divisions used in Sweden and previously in Denmark, Finland and Norway. The provinces of Finland were abolished on 1 January 2010. In Norway, the term was in use from 1308 and in Denmark from the beginning of the 13th century. As of 19 February 1662 the len of Denmark-Norway were converted into amt.