The term "Northern Greece" is widely used to refer mainly to the two northern regions of Macedonia and Thrace; thus the Thessaloniki-based Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace was known as "Ministry for Northern Greece" until 1988.
Istilah "Yunani Utara" banyak dipakai utamanya untuk merujuk kepada dua wilayah utara Makedonia dan Thrace; kemudian Kementerian untuk Makedonia dan Thrace yang berbasis di Thessaloniki dikenal sebagai "Kementerian Yunani Utara" sampai 1988.