Turku sub-region

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Turku sub-region
Turun seutukunta
SK023 Turku
Location of Turku sub-region
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
CapitalTurku
Population
 • Total346,662
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Turku sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland in Finland. It is the third most populous sub-region in Finland with about 347,000 inhabitants after Helsinki and Tampere. The sub-regions[1] are used for statistical purposes.[2] Statistics Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku.[3]

The Turku sub-region differs from the Turku metropolitan area (Greater Turku), which does not include the municipalities of Masku, Mynämäki, Nousiainen, Paimio and Sauvo. The metropolitan area has a population of about 311,000.

Municipalities[edit]

Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Kaarina Kaarina 36,335 151 241 88 % 5 % 6 %
Coat of arms of Lieto Lieto 20,635 301 69 94 % 1 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Masku Masku 9,616 175 55 96 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Mynämäki Mynämäki 7,513 520 14 96 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Naantali Naantali 19,993 313 64 95 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Nousiainen Nousiainen 4,696 199 24 96 % 1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Paimio Paimio 11,238 239 47 95 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Raisio Raisio 25,336 49 520 87 % 1 % 10 %
Coat of arms of Rusko Rusko 6,438 127 51 95 % 2 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Sauvo Sauvo 2,973 253 12 92 % 3 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Turku Turku 201,889 246 822 79 % 5 % 14 %
Total 346,662 2,570 135 84 % 4 % 10 %

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Finland: Political system". European Union. Retrieved 23 March 2024. The country is divided into 19 regions and 70 sub-regions.
  2. ^ "Sub-area (of municipality)". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Municipal sub-areas are formed of operationally functional wholes defined by the municipality itself, which are the basis of the municipality's regional planning and monitoring.
  3. ^ "The correspondence table between municipalities and sub-regional units in 2023". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Sub-regional units 023 Turku