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 5,604,558 18.4
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,408 56.0
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,114 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,435 9.7
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,935 10.1
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,970 14.1
Askola Askola 212 4,703 22.1
Aura Aura 95 3,960 41.7
Brändö Åva 108 436 4.0
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 941 8.7
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,321 4.3
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,770 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 314,152 1,005.8
Eura Eura 579 11,181 19.3
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,143 17.8
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,297 6.5
Finström Godby 123 2,609 21.1
Forssa Forssa 249 16,502 66.3
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 509 3.8
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 509 6.0
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,556 8.6
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,475 6.2
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 948 4.6
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 1,013 2.5
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,529 32.0
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,645 11.9
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,548 8.0
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,718 65.7
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,701 54.3
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,529 4.7
Hattula Parola 358 9,374 26.2
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 8,000 20.5
Heinola Heinola 676 17,963 26.6
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 3,003 2.9
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 674,963 3,147.9
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,060 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,887 35.1
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,644 18.1
Humppila Humppila 148 2,125 14.4
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 2,064 1.5
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 46,903 145.4
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,316 22.2
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,303 38.3
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,768 6.0
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,607 27.0
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,446 10.9
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,850 9.1
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,348 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 7,125 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,386 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,814 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,357 12.3
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,473 220.0
Janakkala Turenki 547 16,127 29.5
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,060 32.8
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,916 27.2
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,698 39.9
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,591 8.0
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,071 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,258 2.8
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,708 6.6
Juva Juva 1,163 5,731 4.9
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 147,821 126.2
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,683 7.8
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,175 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,475 1,238.0
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,335 241.3
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,628 3.9
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,492 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,367 13.4
Kangasala Kangasala 658 33,478 50.9
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,115 4.8
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,396 12.1
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,216 2.7
Kannus Kannus 468 5,249 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,188 6.4
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,578 35.4
Karstula Karstula 887 3,627 4.1
Karvia Karvia 502 2,215 4.4
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,208 113.5
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,618 9.7
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,164 11.5
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,277 1,744.8
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,135 11.7
Keitele Keitele 483 2,034 4.2
Kemi Kemi 95 19,368 203.1
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 7,029 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,690 12.3
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,516 177.2
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,227 1,248.0
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,180 7.3
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,751 4.9
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,456 9.4
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,522 3.3
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,160 112.3
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,686 7.7
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,814 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,475 5.6
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,032 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,766 14.1
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,299 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 4,012 1.6
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,498 4.9
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,135 18.9
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,757 23.3
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 2,016 8.5
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,208 11.5
Kotka Kotka 272 50,488 185.5
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,876 30.8
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,199 9.1
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,366 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,585 1.6
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,099 3.2
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 290 2.9
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 124,011 38.3
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,382 7.3
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,760 11.5
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 949 5.7
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 15,017 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448 1,174 2.6
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,111 16.0
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,441 3.5
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 224 3.5
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 120,700 262.7
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,682 15.2
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,439 15.9
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,449 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,972 8.2
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,789 6.6
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 73,016 50.9
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,018 19.0
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,842 40.9
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,750 28.9
Lemi Lemi 218 2,864 13.1
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,127 18.8
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 24,703 91.6
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 9,060 8.0
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 682 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,229 3.0
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,635 68.7
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,253 16.1
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,964 16.5
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,654 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,423 18.2
Loppi Loppi 598 7,694 12.9
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,458 17.6
Luhanka Luhanka 215 701 3.3
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,032 9.5
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 366 10.1
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,396 5.9
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,458 10.5
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,817 1,000.6
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,931 9.9
Masku Masku 175 9,616 55.0
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,055 4.6
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,967 6.6
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,752 4.1
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,916 20.4
Muhos Muhos 785 8,828 11.3
Multia Multia 733 1,429 1.9
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,324 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,556 73.3
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,513 14.5
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,716 8.6
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,950 36.1
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,270 17.3
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 5,522 5.6
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 19,993 64.0
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,969 27.2
Nivala Nivala 527 10,450 19.8
Nokia Nokia 288 35,652 123.7
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,696 23.6
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 9,132 3.8
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 44,773 123.7
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,504 10.2
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,625 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,669 20.0
Oripää Oripää 118 1,316 11.2
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,842 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,975 11.9
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 214,651 72.2
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,406 14.4
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,724 5.2
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,238 47.1
Paltamo Paltamo 919 3,041 3.3
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,993 17.0
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,367 7.4
Parkano Parkano 853 6,127 7.2
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,216 14.1
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 911 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,249 1.9
Perho Perho 748 2,578 3.4
Pertunmaa Pertunmaa 374 1,575 4.2
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,593 7.9
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,040 10.9
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 4,073 3.5
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,740 3.5
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 20,762 255.0
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 4,063 5.0
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,943 6.5
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,117 71.9
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,975 34.0
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,293 78.4
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,923 1.0
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,483 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,781 12.3
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,645 7.3
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,359 1.0
Puumala Puumala 794 2,110 2.7
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,064 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 1,927 13.4
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,331 11.3
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 8,133 10.8
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,794 23.5
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,336 519.6
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,295 5.9
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,599 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 27,211 23.7
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 38,837 78.2
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,932 5.4
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,425 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 3,032 8.6
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,598 5.5
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,482 235.4
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,162 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,285 8.6
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,760 5.1
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,122 5.3
Rusko Rusko 127 6,438 50.6
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,903 4.4
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,846 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,343 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 51,097 25.7
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,794 11.8
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,514 16.5
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,973 11.8
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,215 6.0
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,842 14.2
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 978 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,157 46.2
Sievi Sievi 786 4,714 6.0
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,284 2.8
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,838 4.6
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,930 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,300 53.1
Simo Simo 1,446 2,828 2.0
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,590 66.5
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,159 25.5
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,133 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,872 3.4
Somero Somero 668 8,409 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,635 2.5
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,275 3.9
Sottunga Sottunga 28 115 4.1
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,369 4.1
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 995 9.2
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,171 1.4
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,710 9.4
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,496 5.2
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,378 15.7
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,621 13.4
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,731 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,701 12.1
Tammela Tammela 641 5,845 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 255,066 485.9
Tervo Tervo 348 1,410 4.1
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,832 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,758 8.6
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 4,067 4.9
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,850 4.7
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,369 6.6
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 21,015 17.7
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 201,889 821.9
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,313 4.3
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 41,334 188.3
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,525 13.3
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,530 31.3
Urjala Urjala 476 4,570 9.6
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,492 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,142 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,615 10.4
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,939 29.7
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,590 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 68,969 189.0
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,701 76.1
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 247,447 1,038.0
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,718 51.1
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,247 11.9
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,893 4.5
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,470 14.8
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,936 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,389 3.7
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,812 55.2
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,879 4.7
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,657 9.2
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,927 7.9
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,274 5.4
Vårdö Vårdö 102 472 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,290 8.0
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,764 1.9
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,368 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,680 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,207 12.1
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,315 6.6
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,977 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. ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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