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List of municipalities of Finland

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 these 114 municipalities, while Swedish is the majority language in the remaining 15 municipalities. 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
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Location
on map
Land area
(km2)[2]
Population
(2024-08-31)[3]
Density
(/km2)
Finland total 303,963 5,625,011 18.5
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,412 56.0
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,095 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,440 9.7
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,851 10.0
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,892 14.0
Askola Askola 212 4,679 22.0
Aura Aura 95 3,976 41.8
Brändö Åva 108 444 4.1
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 955 8.9
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,290 4.2
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,780 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 318,507 1,019.7
Eura Eura 579 11,149 19.3
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,061 17.6
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,273 6.4
Finström Godby 123 2,624 21.3
Forssa Forssa 249 16,450 66.1
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 508 3.8
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 513 6.1
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,500 8.5
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,404 6.1
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 935 4.5
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 1,001 2.4
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,413 31.8
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,650 11.9
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,527 7.9
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,761 66.1
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,679 54.1
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,519 4.6
Hattula Parola 358 9,358 26.2
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 7,884 20.2
Heinola Heinola 676 17,872 26.4
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 2,956 2.9
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 681,802 3,179.8
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,065 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,814 35.0
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,560 17.9
Humppila Humppila 148 2,096 14.2
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 2,010 1.4
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 47,035 145.8
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,335 22.3
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,296 38.3
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,807 6.1
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,493 26.9
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,433 10.9
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,777 9.0
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,359 21.4
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763 4,401 1.6
Imatra Imatra (Mansikkala) 155 24,810 160.1
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,060 7,121 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,401 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,802 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,331 12.2
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,467 219.9
Janakkala Turenki 547 16,083 29.4
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,204 32.8
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,888 27.1
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,757 40.3
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,575 8.0
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,110 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,188 2.8
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,676 6.5
Juva Juva 1,163 5,706 4.9
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 148,622 126.9
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,671 7.8
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,100 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,804 1,246.8
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,531 242.6
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,614 3.9
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,501 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,296 13.3
Kangasala Kangasala 658 33,819 51.4
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,095 4.8
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,473 12.2
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,197 2.7
Kannus Kannus 468 5,251 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,169 6.3
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,453 34.9
Karstula Karstula 887 3,598 4.1
Karvia Karvia 502 2,192 4.4
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,238 116.4
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,564 9.7
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,110 11.5
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,238 1,738.2
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,125 11.7
Keitele Keitele 483 2,015 4.2
Kemi Kemi 95 19,409 203.5
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 6,962 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,630 12.2
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,575 177.7
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,355 1,252.2
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,145 7.3
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,706 4.8
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,425 9.4
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,503 3.3
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,498 113.2
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,607 7.7
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,617 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,400 5.6
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,022 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,699 13.9
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,297 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 3,930 1.5
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,473 4.8
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,071 18.8
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,741 23.2
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 2,004 8.5
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,194 11.5
Kotka Kotka 272 50,422 185.3
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,587 30.7
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,155 9.0
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,340 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,507 1.6
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,062 3.1
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 279 2.8
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 124,825 38.5
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,333 7.2
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,580 11.4
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 946 5.7
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 14,813 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448 1,161 2.6
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,102 16.0
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,388 3.4
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 224 3.5
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 121,202 263.8
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,667 15.2
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,475 15.9
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,445 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,907 8.1
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,785 6.6
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 73,084 51.0
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,046 19.1
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,889 41.3
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,826 29.0
Lemi Lemi 218 2,854 13.1
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,140 18.9
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 24,838 92.1
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 8,999 7.9
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 656 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,074 2.9
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,620 68.6
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,206 16.0
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,956 16.4
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,706 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,334 18.1
Loppi Loppi 598 7,693 12.9
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,400 17.6
Luhanka Luhanka 215 701 3.3
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,014 9.4
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 370 10.2
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,377 5.8
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,422 10.4
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,875 1,005.5
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,924 9.9
Masku Masku 175 9,594 54.9
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,058 4.6
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,918 6.5
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,733 4.1
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,965 20.4
Muhos Muhos 785 8,761 11.2
Multia Multia 733 1,407 1.9
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,299 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,565 73.3
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,501 14.4
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,684 8.4
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,892 36.0
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,258 17.3
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 5,493 5.6
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 20,081 64.2
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,952 27.1
Nivala Nivala 527 10,399 19.7
Nokia Nokia 288 36,030 125.0
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,664 23.4
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 9,016 3.8
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 44,917 124.1
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,467 10.2
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,583 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,649 19.9
Oripää Oripää 118 1,293 11.0
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,842 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,922 11.8
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 215,530 72.5
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,416 14.4
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,711 5.2
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,247 47.2
Paltamo Paltamo 919 3,012 3.3
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,961 16.9
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,335 7.3
Parkano Parkano 853 6,098 7.1
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,241 14.2
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 913 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,209 1.8
Perho Perho 748 2,588 3.5
Pertunmaa Pertunmaa 374 1,553 4.1
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,585 7.9
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,192 11.0
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 3,993 3.5
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,719 3.5
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 20,938 257.2
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 4,023 5.0
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,948 6.5
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,334 72.1
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,959 33.8
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,621 78.9
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,888 1.0
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,345 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,751 12.1
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,616 7.2
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,354 1.0
Puumala Puumala 794 2,100 2.6
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,038 15.5
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543 2,982 5.5
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310 4,727 3.6
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810 1,660 2.0
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 144 1,927 13.4
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,260 11.2
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 8,043 10.7
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,601 23.3
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,519 523.4
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,267 5.8
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,578 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 27,117 23.6
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 38,874 78.3
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,934 5.4
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,409 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 3,009 8.6
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,593 5.5
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,638 236.7
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,162 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,321 8.6
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,731 5.0
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,094 5.3
Rusko Rusko 127 6,416 50.5
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,878 4.4
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,827 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,288 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 50,912 25.6
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,778 11.7
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,486 16.4
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,969 11.7
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,204 5.9
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,585 14.1
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 971 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,474 46.4
Sievi Sievi 786 4,630 5.9
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,257 2.7
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,779 4.5
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,938 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,240 53.0
Simo Simo 1,446 2,809 1.9
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,840 67.2
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,181 25.6
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,152 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,811 3.3
Somero Somero 668 8,450 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,602 2.5
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,217 3.9
Sottunga Sottunga 28 113 4.0
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,382 4.1
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 1,017 9.4
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,100 1.3
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,670 9.3
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,448 5.2
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,309 15.5
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,609 13.4
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,683 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,695 12.1
Tammela Tammela 641 5,819 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 258,770 493.0
Tervo Tervo 348 1,408 4.0
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,825 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,681 8.4
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 3,999 4.8
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,827 4.6
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,352 6.5
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 21,002 17.7
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 204,618 833.0
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,320 4.3
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 42,000 191.3
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,498 13.2
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,421 31.0
Urjala Urjala 476 4,528 9.5
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,477 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,136 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,638 10.5
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,887 29.6
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,582 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 69,542 190.6
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,788 76.4
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 250,073 1,049.1
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,686 51.1
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,268 12.0
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,876 4.4
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,489 14.9
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,933 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,361 3.6
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,747 55.1
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,768 4.6
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,633 9.2
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,886 7.7
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,214 5.3
Vårdö Vårdö 102 468 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,226 8.0
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,722 1.8
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,375 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,684 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,202 12.0
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,261 6.5
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,786 20.1

Notes

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

References

  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. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.

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