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EPC Exhibit 135-9.6

April 26, 2012

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Dewey Section

To: Caroline Kent, Chair

Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee

Cc: Members of the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee

Karl E. Debus-López, Chief, U.S. General Division

From: Michael Panzer, Assistant Editor

Winton E. Matthews, Consulting Assistant Editor

Dewey Decimal Classification

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

Via: Joan S. Mitchell, Editor in Chief

Dewey Decimal Classification

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

Re: Finland

In 1997, the number of the provinces (Finnish: läänit) in Finland was reduced from

twelve to six. The relocation notes in the current development in Edition 23 of the

Dewey Decimal Classification reflects this change. Also in 1997, nineteen regions

(Finnish: maakunta) were created as second-order administrative units. On January

1, 2010, the provinces were abolished. The regions are now first-order

administrative units.

Current development in Edition 23

—489 7 Finland

See also —16334 for Gulf of Finland

—489 71 Southern Finland province (Etelä-Suomen lääni)

Including southern part of former Häme province (Häme lääni)

[formerly —48973]; western part of former Mikkeli province

(Mikkeli lääni) [ formerly —48975]; former Kymi province (Kymi

lääni), former Uusimaa province (Uusimaa lääni); Helsinki

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—489 72 Åland province (Ahvenanmaan lääni) [ formerly —48973]

Class here Åland Islands [formerly —48973]

—489 73 Western Finland province (Länsi-Suomen lääni)

Including former Häme province (Häme lääni), former Keski -Suomi

province (Keski-Suomi lääni), former Turku ja Pori province

(Turku ja Pori lääni), former Vaasa province (Vaasa lääni)

Southern part of former Häme province (Häme lääni) relocated to

—48971; Åland province (Ahvenanmaan lääni), Åland Islands

relocated to —48972

—489 75 Eastern Finland province (Itä-Suomen lääni)

Including former Kuopio province (Kuopio province lääni), former

Mikkeli province (Mikkeli lääni), former Pohjois -Karjala province

(Pohjois-Karjala lääni)

Western part of former Mikkeli province (Mikkeli lääni) relocated

to —48971

—489 76 Oulu province (Oulun lääni)

—489 77 Lappi province (Lapin lääni, Lapland)

Use of this notation for comprehensive works on Sápmi (Lapland)

discontinued; class in —48

Proposed development

We contacted the Embassy of Finland to get a map showing the regions and their

relationships to the former provinces. Unfortunately, the embassy did not have

such a map, and advised us to use the maps we had identified on the web.

The maps given in the appendix were used to determine the boundaries of the

regions and in which former province they were located. The form of the name of

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the region was first based on the form given on the Finland page in the CIA’s World

Factbook. We then asked the National Library of Finland to review the draft, with

special attention to the form of name. The form of name given in the exhibit is that

approved by Ms. Eeva Karki, Librarian at the National Library of Finland.

Because most of the development is new, there is no underlining.

—489 7 Finland

See also —16334 for Gulf of Finland

—489 71 Southern Finland

Class here former Southern Finland province (Etelä-Suomen lääni)

—489 711 South Karelia region (Etelä-Karjalan maakunta)

—489 713 Kymenlaakso region (Kymenlaakson maakunta)

—489 715 Päijät-Häme region (Päijät-Hämeen maakunta)

—489 716 Tavastia Proper region (Kanta- Hämeen maakunta)

—489 718 Uusimaa region (Uudenmaan maakunta)

Including Helsinki

—489 72 Åland region (Ahvenanmaan maakunta)

Class here former Åland province (Ahvenanmaan lääni); Åland

Islands

—489 73 Western Finland

Class here former Western Finland province (Länsi -Suomen lääni)

—489 731 Finland Proper region (Varsinais-Suomen maakunta)

—489 733 Satakunta region (Satakunnan maakunta)

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—489 734 Ostrobothnia region (Pohjanmaan maakunta)

—489 735 Central Ostrobothnia region (Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta)

—489 736 South Ostrobothnia region (Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta)

—489 737 Pirkanmaa region (Pirkanmaan maakunta)

—489 738 Central Finland region (Keski-Suomen maakunta)

—489 75 Eastern Finland

Class here former Eastern Finland province (Itä-Suomen lääni)

—489 762 North Savo region (Pohjois-Savon maakunta)

—489 765 South Savo region (Etelä-Savon maakunta)

—489 768 North Karelia region (Pohjois-Karjalan maakunta)

—489 76 North central Finland

Class here former Oulu province (Oulun lääni)

—489 763 Kainuu region (Kainuun maakunta)

—489 767 North Ostrobothnia region (Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta)

—489 77 Lappi region (Lapin maakunta, Lapland)

Class here former Lappi province (Lapin lääni)

Use of this notation for comprehensive works on Sápmi (Lapland)

discontinued; class in —48

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Appendixes

Information from the CIA’s World Factbook – Finland page

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the -world-factbook/geos/fi.html

19 regions (maakunnat, singular - maakunta (Finnish); landskapen, singular -

landskapet (Swedish)); Aland (Swedish), Ahvenanmaa (Finnish); Etela -Karjala

(Finnish), Sodra Karelen (Swedish) [South Karelia]; Etela -Pohjanmaa (Finnish),

Sodra Osterbotten (Swedish) [South Ostrobothnia]; Etela -Savo (Finnish), Sodra

Savolax (Swedish) [South Savo]; Kanta-Hame (Finnish), Egentliga Tavastland

(Swedish); Kainuu (Finnish), Kajanaland (Swedish); Keski -Pohjanmaa (Finnish),

Mellersta Osterbotten (Swedish) [Central Ostrobothnia]; Keski -Suomi (Finnish),

Mellersta Finland (Swedish) [Central Finland]; Kymenlaakso (Finnish),

Kymmenedalen (Swedish); Lappi (Finnish), Lappland (Swedish); Paijat -Hame

(Finnish), Paijanne-Tavastland (Swedish); Pirkanmaa (Finnish), Birkaland

(Swedish) [Tampere]; Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Osterbotten (Swedish) [Ostrobothnia];

Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish), Norra Karelen (Swedish) [North Karelia]; Pohjois -

Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Norra Osterbotten (Swedish) [North Ostrobothnia]; Pohjois -

Savo (Finnish), Norra Savolax (Swedish) [North Savo]; Satakunta (Finnish and

Swedish); Uusimaa (Finnish), Nyland (Swedish) [Newland]; Varsinais -Suomi

(Finnish), Egentliga Finland (Swedish) [Finland Proper]

Information from Taru Spiegel, the Finnish expert in the European Reading

Room at the Library of Congress

The following has the names of the AVIs in a variety of languages. sv=Swedish,

Finland’s other official language.

http://www.kotus.fi/files/1825/toponymic_guidelines.pdf

UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

22nd session, New York, 20-29 April 2004

Item 17 of the provisional agenda

TOPONYMIC GUIDELINES FOR MAP EDITORS AND OTHER EDITORS

FINLAND

Fourth, revised edition 2004*

(v. 4.5, March 2011**)

6 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

6.3 Regions

Since February 1997, the municipalities of Finland have been grouped into twenty

regions (fi maakunta, sv landskap); see Map 2. The names of the historical

provinces have been – at least partly – ―inherited‖ by the regions or "new

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provinces". The Ministry of Interior ratified their official Finnish and Swedish

names in 1998, and donor recommended English and French names in 1999, as

follow:

1. Uusimaa fi, en, fr; Nyland sv

2. Varsinais-Suomi fi, en, fr; Egentliga Finland sv

4. Satakunta fi, sv, en, fr

5. Kanta-Häme fi, en, fr; Egentliga Tavastland

6. Pirkanmaa fi, en, fr; Birkaland sv

7. Päijät-Häme fi, en, fr; Päijänne-Tavastland sv

8. Kymenlaakso fi, en, fr; Kymmenedalen sv

9. Etelä-Karjala fi, en, fr; Södra Karelen sv

10. Etelä-Savo fi, en, fr; Södra Savolax sv

11. Pohjois-Savo fi, en, fr; Norra Savolax sv

12. Pohjois-Karjala fi; Norra Karelen sv; North Karelia en; Carélie du Nord fr

13. Keski-Suomi fi; Mellersta Finland sv; Central Finland en; Finlande centrale fr

14. Etelä-Pohjanmaa fi; Södra Österbotten sv; South Ostrobothnia en; Ostrobotnie

du Sud fr

15. Österbotten sv; Pohjanmaa fi; Ostrobothnia en; Ostrobotnie fr

16. Keski-Pohjanmaa fi; Mellersta Österbotten sv; Central Ostrobothnia en;

Ostrobotnie centrale fr

17. Pohjois-Pohjanmaa fi; Norra Österbotten sv; North Ostrobothnia en; Ostrobotnie

du Nord fr

18. Kainuu fi, en, fr; Kajanaland sv

19. Lappi fi; Lappland sv; Lapland en; Laponie fr

21. Åland sv, en, fr; Ahvenanmaa fi

6.4 Regional state administrative agencies and their areas of operation

Since January 2010, the regional administration of the State is divided into 6

regional state administrative agencies (aluehallintovirasto fi,

regionförvaltningsverk sv). Their adminis-trative areas are called areas of operation

of the regional administravie agencies (aluehal-lintoviraston toimialue fi,

regionförvaltningsverkets verksamhetsområde /

verksamhetsområdet för regionförvaltningsverket sv; formerly provinces, fi lääni,

sv län). The division into administrative areas is called the breakdown of areas of

operation of the regional state administrative agencies (aluehallintovirastojen

toimialuejako fi, indelningen i regionförvaltningsverkens verksamhetsområden /

indelningen I verksamhetsområdena för regionförvaltningsverken sv; formerly

division into provinces , fi läänijako, sv länindelning).

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The names of the regional state administrative agencies and their translations given

by the Ministry of Finance are following.

(http://www.vm.fi/vm/fi/04_julkaisut_ja_asiakirjat/03_muut_asiakirjat/20100618Al

ueha/AVI_kaeaennoekset_180610.pdf )

1. Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto fi,

Regionförvaltningsverket i Södra Finland sv,

Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland en,

Agence administrative de l‟État pour la région de Finlande du Sud fr

2. Lounais-Suomen aluehallintovirasto fi,

Regionförvaltningsverket i Sydvästra Finland sv,

Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland en, Agence

administrative de l‟État pour la région de Finlande du Sud-Ouest fr

3. Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto fi,

Regionförvaltningsverket i Östra Finland sv;

Regional State Administrative Agency for Eastern Finland en,

Agence administrative de l'État pour la région de Finlande de l'Est

4. Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto fi,

Regionförvaltningsverket i Västra och Inre Finland sv,

Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland en,

Agence administrative de l'État pour la région de Finlande de l'Ouest et intérieur fr

5. Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto fi,

Regionförvaltningsverket i Norra Finland sv,

Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland en,

Agence administrative de l'État pour la région de Finlande du Nord fr

6. Lapin aluehallintovirasto fi,

Regionförvaltningsverket i Lappland sv,

Lappi guovlohálddahusdoaimmahat saami,

Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland en,

Agence adminstrative de l'État pour la région de Laponie fr

In Åland, the regional administrative organ is State Department of Åland (Statens

ämbets-verk på Åland sv, Ahvenanmaan valtionvirasto

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Map 2. Areas of operation of the regional state administrative agencies

(Aluehallintoviras-tot/toimialueet), Regions (Maakunnat) and Municipalities

(Kunnat) of Finland.

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Regions and Map from “Regions of Finland – Wikipedia” on previous page

Map from worldofmaps.net website

(The map is shown in three overlapping parts.)

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