List of municipalities of Finland

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This is a list of municipalities in Finland. There are a total of 309 municipalities, of which 114 have both a Finnish and a Swedish name.[1] These municipalities are listed by the name in the local majority language, with the name in the other national language provided in parentheses. Finnish is the majority language in 99 of those 114 municipalities, while Swedish is the majority language in 15 of them. The four municipalities that are wholly or partly within the Sami native region have their names also given in the local Sami languages.[note 1]

Municipality Administrative
center
Location
on map
Land area
(km2)[2]
Population
(2023-12-31)[3]
Density
(/km2)
Finland total 303,963 5,603,851 18.4
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,405 55.9
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,113 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,437 9.7
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,933 10.1
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,968 14.1
Askola Askola 212 4,700 22.1
Aura Aura 95 3,961 41.7
Brändö Åva 108 436 4.0
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 942 8.7
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,320 4.3
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,771 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 314,024 1,005.4
Eura Eura 579 11,184 19.3
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,143 17.8
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,292 6.5
Finström Godby 123 2,610 21.1
Forssa Forssa 249 16,469 66.2
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 509 3.8
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 509 6.0
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,558 8.6
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,473 6.2
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 948 4.6
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 1,013 2.5
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,534 32.0
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,646 11.9
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,549 8.0
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,721 65.7
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,703 54.3
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,531 4.7
Hattula Parola 358 9,371 26.2
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 7,998 20.5
Heinola Heinola 676 17,953 26.6
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 3,001 2.9
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 674,500 3,145.7
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,062 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,885 35.1
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,646 18.1
Humppila Humppila 148 2,125 14.4
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 2,063 1.5
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 46,901 145.3
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,319 22.2
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,319 38.3
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,766 6.0
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,618 27.0
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,444 10.9
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,850 9.1
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,343 21.4
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763 4,406 1.6
Imatra Imatra (Mansikkala) 155 24,919 160.8
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,060 7,127 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,379 15.3
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,814 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,357 12.3
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,475 220.0
Janakkala Turenki 547 16,123 29.5
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,062 32.8
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,916 27.2
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,697 39.9
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,590 8.0
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,079 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,259 2.8
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,708 6.6
Juva Juva 1,163 5,734 4.9
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 147,746 126.2
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,682 7.8
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,182 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,490 1,238.4
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,339 241.3
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,628 3.9
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,513 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,372 13.4
Kangasala Kangasala 658 33,473 50.9
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,114 4.8
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,394 12.1
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,217 2.7
Kannus Kannus 468 5,246 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,188 6.4
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,581 35.4
Karstula Karstula 887 3,625 4.1
Karvia Karvia 502 2,216 4.4
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,208 113.5
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,618 9.7
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,165 11.5
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,270 1,743.6
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,137 11.7
Keitele Keitele 483 2,035 4.2
Kemi Kemi 95 19,371 203.1
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 7,030 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,691 12.3
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,514 177.2
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,211 1,247.5
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,184 7.3
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,749 4.9
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,462 9.4
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,523 3.3
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,154 112.3
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,689 7.7
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,822 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,475 5.6
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,035 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,766 14.1
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,295 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 4,011 1.6
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,499 4.9
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,136 18.9
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,763 23.3
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 2,015 8.5
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,207 11.5
Kotka Kotka 272 50,500 185.6
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,880 30.8
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,199 9.1
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,368 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,582 1.6
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,092 3.2
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 290 2.9
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 124,021 38.3
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,381 7.3
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,759 11.5
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 949 5.7
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 15,019 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448 1,174 2.6
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,114 16.0
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,440 3.5
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 225 3.5
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 120,693 262.7
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,682 15.2
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,441 15.9
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,449 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,975 8.2
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,789 6.6
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 72,988 50.9
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,024 19.0
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,843 40.9
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,762 28.9
Lemi Lemi 218 2,862 13.1
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,127 18.8
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 24,711 91.7
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 9,049 8.0
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 682 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,228 3.0
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,637 68.7
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,256 16.1
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,969 16.5
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,645 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,420 18.2
Loppi Loppi 598 7,692 12.9
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,458 17.6
Luhanka Luhanka 215 702 3.3
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,033 9.5
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 366 10.1
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,396 5.9
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,456 10.4
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,812 1,000.2
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,930 9.9
Masku Masku 175 9,619 55.0
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,055 4.6
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,966 6.6
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,752 4.1
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,919 20.4
Muhos Muhos 785 8,827 11.3
Multia Multia 733 1,430 2.0
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,325 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,551 73.2
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,515 14.5
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,715 8.6
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,957 36.1
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,271 17.3
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 5,522 5.6
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 19,999 64.0
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,966 27.1
Nivala Nivala 527 10,454 19.8
Nokia Nokia 288 35,647 123.6
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,695 23.6
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 9,130 3.8
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 44,785 123.7
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,500 10.2
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,621 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,669 20.0
Oripää Oripää 118 1,315 11.2
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,839 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,978 11.9
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 214,633 72.2
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,409 14.4
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,726 5.2
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,236 47.1
Paltamo Paltamo 919 3,037 3.3
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,999 17.0
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,366 7.4
Parkano Parkano 853 6,123 7.2
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,225 14.1
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 912 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,253 1.9
Perho Perho 748 2,578 3.4
Pertunmaa Pertunmaa 374 1,577 4.2
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,596 7.9
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,050 10.9
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 4,073 3.5
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,739 3.5
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 20,763 255.0
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 4,064 5.1
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,943 6.5
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,106 71.9
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,973 33.9
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,289 78.4
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,923 1.0
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,479 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,781 12.3
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,650 7.3
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,359 1.0
Puumala Puumala 794 2,108 2.7
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,065 15.6
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543 2,980 5.5
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310 4,756 3.6
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810 1,646 2.0
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 144 1,930 13.4
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,337 11.3
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 8,130 10.8
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,797 23.5
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,331 519.5
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,297 5.9
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,599 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 27,209 23.7
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 38,832 78.2
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,933 5.4
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,424 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 3,032 8.6
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,598 5.5
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,483 235.4
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,164 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,286 8.6
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,758 5.1
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,124 5.3
Rusko Rusko 127 6,436 50.6
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,902 4.4
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,847 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,344 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 51,100 25.7
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,791 11.8
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,515 16.5
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,974 11.8
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,216 6.0
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,843 14.2
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 978 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,160 46.2
Sievi Sievi 786 4,713 6.0
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,283 2.8
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,837 4.6
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,931 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,290 53.1
Simo Simo 1,446 2,828 2.0
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,595 66.5
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,158 25.5
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,126 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,873 3.4
Somero Somero 668 8,410 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,637 2.5
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,274 3.9
Sottunga Sottunga 28 115 4.1
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,368 4.1
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 995 9.2
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,172 1.4
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,708 9.4
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,496 5.2
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,377 15.7
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,625 13.4
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,731 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,705 12.1
Tammela Tammela 641 5,844 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 255,050 485.9
Tervo Tervo 348 1,412 4.1
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,831 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,758 8.6
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 4,066 4.9
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,849 4.7
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,368 6.6
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 21,018 17.7
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 201,863 821.8
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,313 4.3
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 41,338 188.3
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,525 13.3
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,533 31.3
Urjala Urjala 476 4,568 9.6
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,491 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,139 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,615 10.4
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,938 29.7
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,589 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 68,956 189.0
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,694 76.1
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 247,443 1,038.0
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,727 51.2
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,245 11.9
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,895 4.5
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,469 14.8
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,936 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,387 3.7
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,811 55.2
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,877 4.7
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,656 9.2
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,927 7.9
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,275 5.4
Vårdö Vårdö 102 471 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,291 8.0
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,765 1.9
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,369 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,677 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,207 12.1
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,316 6.6
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,971 20.3

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Inari Sami, Skolt Sami and Northern Sami in the case of Inari; only Northern Sami in the other cases.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Municipal key figures / With the 2021 regional division / Municipal key figures". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2022". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

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