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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. 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.

Municipality Administrative
center
Location
on map
Land area
(km)
Population
(2024-12-31)
Density
(/km)
Finland total 303,963 5,637,214 18.5
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,383 55.9
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,083 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,412 9.6
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,780 9.9
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,889 14.0
Askola Askola 212 4,649 21.9
Aura Aura 95 3,965 41.7
Brändö Åva 108 436 4.0
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 957 8.9
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,288 4.2
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,764 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 321,031 1,027.8
Eura Eura 579 11,086 19.2
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,053 17.6
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,270 6.4
Finström Godby 123 2,619 21.2
Forssa Forssa 249 16,470 66.2
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 507 3.8
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 515 6.1
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,491 8.5
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,367 6.1
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 922 4.5
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 985 2.4
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,316 31.7
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,637 11.8
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,509 7.9
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,700 65.6
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,650 53.9
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,478 4.6
Hattula Parola 358 9,362 26.2
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 7,901 20.3
Heinola Heinola 676 17,827 26.4
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 2,929 2.8
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 684,589 3,192.7
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,058 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,855 35.1
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,553 17.9
Humppila Humppila 148 2,096 14.2
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 2,004 1.4
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 47,047 145.8
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,339 22.3
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,376 38.3
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,788 6.1
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,462 26.8
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,402 10.9
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,766 9.0
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,426 21.5
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763 4,381 1.6
Imatra Imatra (Mansikkala) 155 24,729 159.6
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,060 7,226 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,400 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,794 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,320 12.2
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,569 221.1
Janakkala Turenki 547 16,031 29.3
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,743 33.1
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,857 26.9
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,794 40.6
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,553 7.9
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,096 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,157 2.8
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,666 6.4
Juva Juva 1,163 5,673 4.9
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 149,269 127.5
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,659 7.7
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,110 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,866 1,248.4
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,563 242.8
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,590 3.8
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,438 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,267 13.3
Kangasala Kangasala 658 33,966 51.6
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,063 4.7
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,478 12.2
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,184 2.7
Kannus Kannus 468 5,264 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,159 6.2
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,444 34.8
Karstula Karstula 887 3,575 4.0
Karvia Karvia 502 2,172 4.3
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,240 116.5
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,524 9.6
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,049 11.5
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,247 1,739.7
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,116 11.6
Keitele Keitele 483 1,990 4.1
Kemi Kemi 95 19,404 203.4
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 6,952 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,604 12.1
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,652 178.4
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,476 1,256.2
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,123 7.3
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,699 4.8
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,369 9.3
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,493 3.2
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,660 113.6
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,568 7.6
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,833 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,356 5.5
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,011 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,672 13.9
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,368 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 3,978 1.6
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,441 4.8
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,071 18.8
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,744 23.2
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 1,989 8.4
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,185 11.4
Kotka Kotka 272 50,210 184.5
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,399 30.7
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,128 9.0
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,332 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,477 1.6
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,037 3.1
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 274 2.8
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 125,668 38.8
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,336 7.2
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,509 11.3
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 967 5.8
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 14,873 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448 1,155 2.6
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,088 15.9
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,371 3.4
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 227 3.6
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 121,383 264.2
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,657 15.2
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,488 16.0
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,434 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,864 8.1
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,758 6.6
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 73,369 51.2
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,029 19.0
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,881 41.2
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,873 29.1
Lemi Lemi 218 2,850 13.1
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,133 18.8
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 24,815 92.1
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 8,975 7.9
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 665 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,057 2.9
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,666 68.8
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,196 16.0
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,910 16.4
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,693 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,304 18.0
Loppi Loppi 598 7,658 12.8
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,348 17.5
Luhanka Luhanka 215 711 3.3
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,007 9.4
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 371 10.2
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,359 5.8
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,420 10.4
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,898 1,007.5
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,919 9.8
Masku Masku 175 9,577 54.8
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,060 4.6
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,906 6.5
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,703 4.0
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,893 20.4
Muhos Muhos 785 8,751 11.2
Multia Multia 733 1,391 1.9
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,313 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,599 73.6
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,478 14.4
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,678 8.4
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,933 36.0
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,278 17.3
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 5,534 5.6
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 20,108 64.3
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,936 27.0
Nivala Nivala 527 10,380 19.7
Nokia Nokia 288 36,171 125.5
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,659 23.4
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 8,983 3.7
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 45,026 124.4
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,436 10.1
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,554 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,651 19.9
Oripää Oripää 118 1,302 11.1
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,866 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,916 11.8
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 216,194 72.7
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,444 14.5
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,675 5.1
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,227 47.1
Paltamo Paltamo 919 2,987 3.3
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,880 16.8
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,300 7.3
Parkano Parkano 853 6,071 7.1
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,225 14.1
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 913 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,191 1.8
Perho Perho 748 2,591 3.5
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,554 7.8
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,186 11.0
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 3,981 3.5
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,692 3.4
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 21,034 258.3
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 3,999 5.0
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,932 6.4
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,316 72.1
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,957 33.8
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,753 79.1
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,876 0.9
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,312 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,744 12.0
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,609 7.2
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,344 1.0
Puumala Puumala 794 2,100 2.6
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,007 15.4
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543 2,967 5.5
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310 4,709 3.6
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810 1,641 2.0
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 144 1,920 13.4
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,236 11.1
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 8,013 10.7
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,571 23.3
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,717 527.4
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,245 5.8
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,571 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 27,037 23.5
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 38,975 78.5
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,938 5.5
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,414 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 3,007 8.6
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,558 5.4
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,650 236.8
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,160 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,738 8.7
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,730 5.0
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,039 5.2
Rusko Rusko 127 6,420 50.5
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,881 4.4
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,856 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,288 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 50,867 25.6
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,778 11.7
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,457 16.4
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,964 11.7
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,189 5.9
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,464 14.1
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 965 0.1
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,610 46.5
Sievi Sievi 786 4,594 5.8
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,264 2.7
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,800 4.5
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,938 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,268 53.0
Simo Simo 1,446 2,786 1.9
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,823 67.2
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,181 25.6
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,123 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,801 3.3
Somero Somero 668 8,430 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,569 2.4
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,191 3.8
Sottunga Sottunga 28 101 3.6
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,360 4.0
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 1,001 9.3
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,036 1.3
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,633 9.3
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,428 5.1
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,266 15.4
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,596 13.3
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,660 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,690 12.0
Tammela Tammela 641 5,834 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 260,358 496.0
Tervo Tervo 348 1,390 4.0
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,822 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,662 8.4
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 3,979 4.7
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,799 4.6
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,353 6.5
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 20,973 17.6
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 206,035 838.8
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,308 4.2
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 42,238 192.4
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,497 13.2
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,378 30.9
Urjala Urjala 476 4,492 9.4
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,472 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,137 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,655 10.5
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,819 29.4
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,579 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 70,374 192.9
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,837 76.6
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 251,405 1,054.6
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,656 51.0
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,249 11.9
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,852 4.4
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,515 15.0
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,929 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,356 3.6
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,806 55.2
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,763 4.6
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,606 9.1
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,832 7.6
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,188 5.3
Vårdö Vårdö 102 462 4.5
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,209 7.9
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,727 1.8
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,409 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,681 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,194 12.0
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,221 6.5
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,742 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. "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-01-23. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-01-23.

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