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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 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
center
Location
on map
Land area
(km2)[2]
Population
(2024-10-31)[3]
Density
(/km2)
Finland total 303,963 5,635,560 18.5
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,398 55.9
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,084 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,431 9.7
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,834 10.0
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,869 14.0
Askola Askola 212 4,667 22.0
Aura Aura 95 3,955 41.6
Brändö Åva 108 445 4.1
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 952 8.8
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,290 4.2
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,775 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 319,811 1,023.9
Eura Eura 579 11,089 19.2
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,056 17.6
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,270 6.4
Finström Godby 123 2,637 21.4
Forssa Forssa 249 16,475 66.2
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 510 3.8
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 516 6.1
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,490 8.5
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,388 6.1
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 924 4.5
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 994 2.4
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,375 31.8
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,647 11.9
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,515 7.9
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,721 65.7
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,656 53.9
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,503 4.6
Hattula Parola 358 9,369 26.2
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 7,888 20.3
Heinola Heinola 676 17,838 26.4
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 2,938 2.9
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 683,669 3,188.5
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,058 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,834 35.1
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,554 17.9
Humppila Humppila 148 2,096 14.2
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 2,007 1.4
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 47,041 145.8
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,362 22.3
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,421 38.3
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,784 6.1
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,474 26.8
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,437 10.9
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,781 9.0
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,394 21.5
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763 4,372 1.6
Imatra Imatra (Mansikkala) 155 24,784 159.9
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,060 7,160 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,407 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,798 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,313 12.2
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,520 220.5
Janakkala Turenki 547 16,029 29.3
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,764 33.1
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,879 27.0
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,768 40.4
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,571 8.0
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,115 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,158 2.8
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,667 6.4
Juva Juva 1,163 5,686 4.9
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 149,263 127.5
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,670 7.8
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,106 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,795 1,246.5
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,538 242.7
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,600 3.9
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,517 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,257 13.3
Kangasala Kangasala 658 33,905 51.5
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,084 4.8
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,481 12.2
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,188 2.7
Kannus Kannus 468 5,260 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,160 6.3
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,465 34.9
Karstula Karstula 887 3,572 4.0
Karvia Karvia 502 2,174 4.3
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,246 117.1
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,572 9.7
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,076 11.5
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,226 1,736.2
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,118 11.6
Keitele Keitele 483 2,004 4.1
Kemi Kemi 95 19,424 203.6
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 6,960 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,638 12.2
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,583 177.8
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,444 1,255.1
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,131 7.3
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,694 4.7
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,394 9.3
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,505 3.3
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,610 113.5
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,576 7.6
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,673 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,370 5.5
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,018 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,710 14.0
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,372 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 3,958 1.5
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,458 4.8
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,048 18.8
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,739 23.2
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 1,997 8.5
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,186 11.4
Kotka Kotka 272 50,336 185.0
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,514 30.7
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,143 9.0
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,345 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,498 1.6
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,052 3.1
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 277 2.8
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 125,597 38.7
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,332 7.2
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,515 11.3
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 952 5.7
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 14,783 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448 1,160 2.6
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,094 16.0
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,378 3.4
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 226 3.6
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 121,447 264.3
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,651 15.1
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,482 15.9
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,448 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,869 8.1
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,775 6.6
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 73,481 51.2
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,033 19.0
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,876 41.2
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,869 29.1
Lemi Lemi 218 2,853 13.1
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,140 18.9
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 24,875 92.3
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 8,979 7.9
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 659 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,073 2.9
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,633 68.7
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,199 16.0
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,956 16.4
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,670 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,333 18.1
Loppi Loppi 598 7,670 12.8
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,355 17.5
Luhanka Luhanka 215 703 3.3
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,022 9.4
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 364 10.0
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,379 5.8
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,414 10.4
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,888 1,006.6
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,923 9.8
Masku Masku 175 9,590 54.8
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,049 4.6
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,906 6.5
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,723 4.1
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,960 20.4
Muhos Muhos 785 8,749 11.2
Multia Multia 733 1,397 1.9
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,305 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,566 73.3
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,506 14.4
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,679 8.4
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,910 36.0
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,311 17.4
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 5,518 5.6
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 20,107 64.3
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,951 27.1
Nivala Nivala 527 10,383 19.7
Nokia Nokia 288 36,083 125.2
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,664 23.4
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 9,003 3.7
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 44,991 124.3
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,450 10.2
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,574 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,637 19.9
Oripää Oripää 118 1,297 11.0
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,848 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,934 11.8
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 216,174 72.7
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,440 14.4
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,687 5.1
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,252 47.2
Paltamo Paltamo 919 2,994 3.3
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,907 16.9
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,320 7.3
Parkano Parkano 853 6,088 7.1
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,206 14.1
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 916 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,203 1.8
Perho Perho 748 2,590 3.5
Pertunmaa Pertunmaa 374 1,541 4.1
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,566 7.8
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,213 11.0
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 3,994 3.5
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,706 3.4
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 20,996 257.9
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 4,002 5.0
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,943 6.5
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,375 72.1
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,955 33.8
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,698 79.0
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,872 0.9
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,327 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,749 12.1
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,612 7.2
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,352 1.0
Puumala Puumala 794 2,095 2.6
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,027 15.5
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543 2,964 5.5
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310 4,712 3.6
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810 1,655 2.0
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 144 1,929 13.4
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,251 11.1
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 8,024 10.7
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,559 23.2
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,595 524.9
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,261 5.8
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,571 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 27,108 23.6
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 38,957 78.5
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,922 5.4
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,410 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 3,018 8.6
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,573 5.4
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,663 236.9
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,160 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,673 8.7
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,735 5.0
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,073 5.2
Rusko Rusko 127 6,405 50.4
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,879 4.4
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,837 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,285 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 50,890 25.6
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,775 11.7
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,530 16.5
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,961 11.7
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,197 5.9
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,597 14.1
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 970 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,556 46.5
Sievi Sievi 786 4,594 5.8
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,263 2.7
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,792 4.5
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,933 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,240 53.0
Simo Simo 1,446 2,790 1.9
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,789 67.1
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,180 25.6
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,141 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,802 3.3
Somero Somero 668 8,439 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,593 2.5
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,192 3.8
Sottunga Sottunga 28 115 4.1
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,366 4.0
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 1,007 9.3
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,079 1.3
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,642 9.3
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,435 5.2
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,288 15.5
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,601 13.3
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,672 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,689 12.0
Tammela Tammela 641 5,841 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 260,051 495.4
Tervo Tervo 348 1,400 4.0
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,825 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,668 8.4
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 3,993 4.8
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,813 4.6
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,361 6.5
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 20,989 17.7
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 205,949 838.5
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,314 4.3
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 42,112 191.8
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,492 13.2
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,397 30.9
Urjala Urjala 476 4,505 9.5
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,479 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,138 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,646 10.5
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,873 29.6
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,574 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 70,382 192.9
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,816 76.5
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 251,070 1,053.2
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,669 51.0
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,255 11.9
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,858 4.4
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,508 15.0
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,919 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,361 3.6
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,747 55.1
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,757 4.6
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,616 9.1
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,860 7.7
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,199 5.3
Vårdö Vårdö 102 467 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,199 7.9
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,736 1.8
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,394 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,651 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,189 12.0
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,242 6.5
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,818 20.1

Notes

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

References

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  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 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
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