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The new state regional authorities; the Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) and the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY) started operating on 1 January 2010.
The Regional State Administrative Agencies are in charge of the following tasks that belonged to the former state provincial offices: evaluation of basic services; tasks in the fields of social welfare, health care, environmental health care, education, competition and consumer administration, rescue services, and preparation for emergency conditions.
http://www.avi.fi/en
The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment are in charge of the following tasks that belonged to the former state provincial offices: tasks in the fields of education and competence, structural funds, library, sports and youth administration, school construction, international affairs, and traffic administration.
http://www.ely-keskus.fi/en
The ERDF-related tasks that formerly were carried out by the Department for Education and Culture in the State Provincial Offices, have been transferred to the Regional Councils.
http://www.reg.fi/english/engindex.html
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