Municipalities of Finland lack the power of administration on a local level.
=== Chinese-speaking ===In the People's Republic of China, a direct-administered municipality ( in pinyin: zhxish) is a municipality with equal status to a province: Beijing Municipality, Chongqing Municipality, Shanghai Municipality, and Tianjin Municipality (see also: Direct-administered municipalities of China)
 state codes define "municipality" more widely, from the state itself to any political subdivisions given jurisdiction over an area that may include multiple populated places and unpopulated places (see also: Local government in the United States#Municipal governments)

