Uusimaa Regional Council

Uusimaa Regional Council is a joint regional authority for Helsinki-Uusimaa Region (also called Uusimaa Region or Helsinki Region).  It operates according to the principles of local self-government. Therefore, its members are the municipalities in the region, from which it receives its funding. Like all 19 regional councils in Finland, it is mandated in law.
  
The tasks of Uusimaa Regional Council include regional and land-use planning and the promotion of local and regional interests in general. The Council articulates common regional needs, long term development goals and conditions for sustainable development.