Miten linnalääni määritellään?
administered justice, collected taxes and managed the defense of the region. The taxes belonged to the king, but the castle and the castle commander got their share. Starting from the 14th century, castle counties were divided into administrators, so that the district districts and tax areas would be of a reasonable size. When Kustaa Vaasa was king from 1523 to 1560, the extensive castle counties were divided into smaller counties. The castle commanders lost their superior position in matters concerning tax collection and the use of funds compared to the vout. The king's power increased significantly because the vouds were officials directly accountable to the king. There were nine castle counties in Finland at the beginning of the 17th century: Sweden had the following castle counties before the county reform of 1634.
a government area surrounded by a castle