List of Finnish municipalities

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This is a listing in alphabetical order of the 309 municipalities in Finland as of 2021.[1] Note that there are 114 municipalities that have both a Finnish and a Swedish name. Those municipalities are listed by the name in the local majority language, with the name in the other national language provided in parenthesis. 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 given also in the local Sami languages (Inari Sami, Skolt Sami and Northern Sami in the case of Inari; only Northern Sami in the other cases).

Municipality Administrative centerLocation on MapArea (km2) Population Density (/km2)
Finland total 303,918.51 5,548,241 18.14
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293.14 16,467 57.20
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,008.82 9,311 9.75
Alavieska Alavieska 251.41 2,491 10.38
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087.23 11,197 10.77
Asikkala Vääksy 563.30 8,033 14.64
Askola Askola 212.42 4,847 23.49
Aura Aura 95.01 3,955 42.01
Brändö Åva 108.17 449 4.18
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 107.72 933 8.80
Enonkoski Enonkoski 305.55 1,362 4.63
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,952.91 1,789 0.24
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus
312.29 297,132 893.54
Eura Eura 578.80 11,417 20.58
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 514.77 9,334 18.50
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354.15 2,404 7.06
Finström Godby 123.26 2,638 20.93
Forssa Forssa 248.76 16,573 69.08
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 134.73 501 3.95
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 84.55 505 5.85
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 765.89 6,802 9.47
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,049.78 6,613 6.64
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 201.21 950 4.81
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413.01 1,083 2.84
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 609.71 19,702 33.61
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 138.35 1,619 11.18
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 571.69 4,683 8.78
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 116.92 7,979 72.84
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123.46 6,785 57.92
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 542.71 2,621 5.31
Hattula Parola 357.80 9,405 26.86
Hausjärvi Oitti 389.36 8,143 21.84
Heinola Heinola 675.99 18,344 28.30
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,029.96 3,136 3.35
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki
214.25 658,457 3,002.44
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465.28 2,131 4.81
Hollola Salpakangas 651.17 23,090 36.52
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 532.64 9,870 19.16
Humppila Humppila 147.96 2,166 15.48
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421.10 2,139 1.64
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 322.68 46,880 144.85
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 463.89 10,337 22.85
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785.02 67,971 37.91
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,614.06 9,912 6.17
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763.04 20,958 28.36
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 589.84 6,559 11.56
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750.40 6,877 9.49
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 576.79 12,366 21.16
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763.48 4,643 1.86
Imatra Imatra (Mansikkala) 155.01 25,655 175.92
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,056.32 7,008 0.46
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 349.90 5,353 15.66
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642.37 1,891 3.16
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354.13 4,480 13.20
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 88.45 19,097 219.10
Janakkala Turenki 547.44 16,340 30.34
Joensuu Joensuu 2,381.69 77,261 31.94
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180.42 5,046 29.30
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 142.55 5,512 34.09
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575.12 4,624 8.55
Joutsa Joutsa 867.02 4,263 5.27
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,501.73 4,444 3.21
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258.50 1,786 7.37
Juva Juva 1,163.18 5,887 5.45
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,170.97 144,473 119.72
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 214.37 1,685 8.71
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571.37 19,767 13.29
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 37.54 45,226 1,134.04
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 150.42 35,497 220.04
Kaavi Kaavi 674.02 2,778 4.52
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,834.73 36,493 20.30
Kalajoki Kalajoki 922.98 12,412 13.56
Kangasala Kangasala 658.08 32,622 47.77
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,068.84 5,230 5.19
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 689.61 12,662 16.80
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445.00 1,311 3.16
Kannus Kannus 468.33 5,390 11.79
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 185.76 1,192 7.15
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242.36 8,717 36.72
Karstula Karstula 887.06 3,774 4.67
Karvia Karvia 502.16 2,290 4.79
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 10.63 1,289 119.85
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,298.98 12,890 10.48
Kauhava Kauhava 1,313.51 15,312 12.39
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 5.89 10,396 1,633.96
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 353.97 4,196 12.17
Keitele Keitele 482.90 2,095 4.78
Kemi Kemi 95.37 19,982 222.88
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504.76 7,105 2.15
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 626.34 7,904 13.25
Kempele Kempele station 110.10 19,116 159.26
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 30.63 37,232 1,160.76
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,257.98 9,443 7.88
Kihniö Kihniö 357.11 1,808 5.51
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 686.95 6,614 9.89
Kinnula Kinnula 460.18 1,581 3.60
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 366.23 40,433 106.95
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,253.58 9,877 8.36
Kittilä Kittilä 8,094.58 6,523 0.79
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328.14 7,759 6.24
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 483.96 1,088 2.34
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480.48 6,951 15.36
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,445.11 47,909 33.02
Kolari Kolari 2,559.42 3,989 1.51
Konnevesi Konnevesi 512.93 2,586 5.36
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 799.19 15,035 18.56
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849.07 19,536 22.83
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236.01 2,050 9.13
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 191.48 2,271 12.32
Kotka Kotka 272.02 51,241 196.82
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558.32 80,454 32.91
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683.04 6,380 9.72
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 712.86 6,442 9.16
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,806.57 7,928 1.77
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 660.95 2,158 3.41
Kumlinge Kumlinge 98.98 313 3.17
Kuopio Kuopio 3,241.02 121,543 36.47
Kuortane Kuortane 462.16 3,528 7.87
Kurikka Kurikka 1,724.42 20,197 12.30
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 165.81 971 5.57
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,978.28 15,165 3.09
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448.21 1,232 3.02
Kärkölä Järvelä 256.49 4,245 17.58
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 695.95 2,533 3.75
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 63.59 224 3.71
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 459.47 120,027 260.24
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 504.30 7,916 15.96
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 531.61 8,456 16.20
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 329.88 2,580 8.20
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,096.63 9,247 8.84
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 420.06 2,866 7.48
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,433.47 72,634 50.86
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 738.18 14,203 19.63
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 142.45 5,622 36.95
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 648.49 18,788 29.26
Lemi Lemi 217.87 2,917 14.06
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113.23 2,135 17.91
Lempäälä Lempäälä 269.55 24,164 84.69
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136.00 9,280 8.61
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480.65 719 1.64
Lieksa Lieksa 3,417.85 10,543 3.31
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 300.49 20,291 65.21
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637.00 10,218 15.91
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 726.87 11,979 16.72
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 939.15 45,988 49.82
Loimaa Loimaa 848.12 15,628 19.04
Loppi Loppi 597.63 7,799 13.43
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 819.76 14,643 18.40
Luhanka Luhanka 214.50 703 3.42
Lumijoki Lumijoki 213.85 2,018 9.73
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36.35 376 10.87
Luumäki Taavetti 750.06 4,473 6.33
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 521.75 5,487 10.50
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 11.80 11,742 989.58
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195.30 1,990 10.18
Masku Masku 174.85 9,612 55.22
Merijärvi Merijärvi 229.94 1,076 4.87
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446.12 3,055 7.07
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 422.24 1,835 4.72
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548.54 52,122 21.29
Muhos Muhos 783.64 8,909 11.51
Multia Multia 733.27 1,488 2.23
Muonio Muonio 1,906.00 2,321 1.22
Muurame Muurame 144.05 10,426 70.09
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 519.79 7,594 15.08
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200.36 1,816 9.83
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 580.82 20,837 35.82
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 534.85 9,563 19.18
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 980.87 5,635 6.17
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 312.37 19,579 61.36
Nakkila Nakkila 182.91 5,169 30.18
Nivala Nivala 527.89 10,396 20.49
Nokia Nokia 288.28 34,884 115.59
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 198.98 4,689 24.19
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401.35 9,423 4.16
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 361.87 44,127 116.50
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 732.66 7,497 10.27
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 977.71 9,562 9.72
Orimattila Orimattila 785.18 15,808 20.66
Oripää Oripää 117.61 1,337 11.75
Orivesi Orivesi 799.65 8,978 11.61
Oulainen Oulainen 587.79 7,102 12.71
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,970.97 209,551 67.93
Outokumpu Outokumpu 445.81 6,506 15.71
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523.12 2,813 5.79
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 238.39 11,041 45.01
Paltamo Paltamo 918.23 3,183 3.74
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 882.91 15,086 17.31
Parikkala Parikkala 592.26 4,567 8.39
Parkano Parkano 852.90 6,286 7.69
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794.28 11,172 13.95
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836.20 924 0.52
Pello Pello 1,738.76 3,296 2.02
Perho Perho 747.83 2,676 3.82
Pertunmaa Pertunmaa 374.45 1,644 4.64
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456.40 3,678 8.59
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,568.70 17,253 11.61
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153.22 4,269 4.01
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,074.90 3,873 3.84
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81.43 20,206 236.24
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 804.15 4,161 5.49
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301.18 2,013 7.19
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,155.79 83,482 73.19
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 146.52 5,066 34.95
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 654.42 51,149 76.65
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,039.79 3,066 1.09
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,638.07 7,702 1.44
Pukkila Pukkila 145.03 1,848 13.38
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361.08 2,721 8.17
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461.28 2,446 1.08
Puumala Puumala 794.51 2,117 2.78
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 324.75 5,119 16.21
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543.01 3,048 5.87
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310.79 4,964 4.07
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810.69 1,631 1.95
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 143.49 1,985 14.47
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 560.48 6,439 11.72
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750.06 8,222 11.23
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014.41 24,260 24.65
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 48.76 24,810 497.01
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 559.20 3,330 6.35
Ranua Ranua 3,453.62 3,670 1.15
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,148.12 27,484 24.26
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 495.83 38,959 79.91
Rautalampi Rautalampi 538.96 3,033 6.04
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,150.96 1,513 1.48
Rautjärvi Simpele 351.55 3,092 9.77
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474.46 2,690 5.93
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121.01 28,521 239.82
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 835.63 1,210 1.58
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,581.51 64,180 8.23
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942.47 4,913 5.54
Ruovesi Ruovesi 776.93 4,155 5.74
Rusko Rusko 127.14 6,379 49.26
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 427.61 2,032 5.24
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,251.73 9,117 7.66
Salla Salla 5,730.05 3,416 0.62
Salo Salo 1,986.61 51,400 26.67
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152.24 1,810 12.30
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429.04 23,998 17.37
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 252.60 2,959 11.90
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539.47 3,261 6.45
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238.21 32,547 15.49
Savukoski Savukoski 6,438.65 1,009 0.16
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,431.77 64,736 43.78
Sievi Sievi 787.13 4,781 6.40
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463.34 1,352 3.19
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,051.55 5,028 5.08
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,172.53 5,131 2.51
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 400.96 21,293 54.01
Simo Simo 1,447.33 2,904 2.15
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 339.62 22,190 59.80
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241.07 6,198 25.49
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,691.74 8,187 0.73
Soini Soini 551.95 1,997 3.83
Somero Somero 667.81 8,563 13.36
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,465.85 3,777 2.78
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649.21 10,348 3.93
Sottunga Sottunga 28.04 105 3.28
Sulkava Sulkava 584.63 2,430 4.43
Sund Sund (Björby) 108.21 1,019 9.53
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270.80 7,508 1.53
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 713.54 6,891 10.18
Sysmä Sysmä 666.30 3,584 5.79
Säkylä Säkylä 406.75 6,588 16.97
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 344.88 4,595 13.84
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438.14 3,913 1.66
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140.27 1,677 11.79
Tammela Tammela 640.53 5,967 9.61
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere
524.93 244,223 441.68
Tervo Tervo 347.75 1,479 4.56
Tervola Tervola 1,559.69 2,882 1.97
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 554.70 4,952 9.50
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 837.76 4,241 5.46
Toholampi Toholampi 608.82 2,938 5.24
Toivakka Toivakka 361.45 2,387 6.60
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,188.05 21,333 18.46
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 245.67 195,137 772.05
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543.16 2,420 4.78
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 219.49 39,718 176.07
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 491.80 6,593 13.68
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 400.65 12,669 33.04
Urjala Urjala 475.24 4,669 10.16
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,671.09 2,568 1.66
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,145.98 1,176 0.24
Uurainen Uurainen 347.99 3,634 10.77
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 502.73 15,463 31.33
Vaala Vaala 1,302.65 2,673 2.26
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 364.67 67,615 184.80
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 271.94 20,695 77.72
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila
238.37 239,206 935.63
Varkaus Varkaus 385.63 19,973 54.86
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 188.84 2,271 12.26
Vesanto Vesanto 422.62 1,941 4.95
Vesilahti Vesilahti 300.98 4,444 14.82
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502.13 3,004 6.40
Vieremä Vieremä 925.22 3,490 3.98
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522.03 29,239 55.66
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,248.46 6,070 5.14
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287.32 2,756 10.35
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 371.99 3,040 8.62
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,162.55 6,465 5.89
Vårdö Vårdö 101.73 463 4.23
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782.12 6,376 8.46
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,028.73 3,830 2.03
Ylivieska Ylivieska 568.89 15,357 26.81
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,115.66 33,533 29.47
Ypäjä Ypäjä 182.76 2,282 12.98
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 805.84 5,484 7.33
Äänekoski Äänekoski 884.57 18,318 21.64

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Municipal key figures / With the 2021 regional division / Municipal key figures". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

External links[edit]

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