Regions
The population of the regions of Finland according to official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2011-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | FIN | Rep | Helsinki | 303,919 | 4,998,478 | 5,181,115 | 5,401,267 | 5,563,970 | → | ||
| Åland [Åland Islands] | ÅAL | AReg | Mariehamn | 1,554 | 24,604 | 25,776 | 28,354 | 30,359 | 155400 | → | |
| Etelä-Karjala [South Karelia] | EKA | Reg | Lappeenranta | 5,327 | 140,244 | 136,299 | 132,527 | 125,353 | 532700 | → | |
| Etelä-Pohjanmaa [South Ostrobothnia] | EPO | Reg | Seinäjoki | 13,798 | 207,010 | 200,766 | 198,671 | 190,774 | 1379800 | → | |
| Etelä-Savo [South Savonia] | ESA | Reg | Mikkeli | 12,652 | 163,462 | 156,117 | 145,353 | 130,451 | 1265200 | → | |
| Kainuu | KAI | Reg | Kajaani | 20,198 | 92,459 | 85,736 | 77,984 | 70,521 | 2019800 | → | |
| Kanta-Häme [Tavastia Proper] | KHÄ | Reg | Hämeenlinna | 5,199 | 162,248 | 165,307 | 175,230 | 169,537 | 519900 | → | |
| Keski-Pohjanmaa [Central Ostrobothnia] | KPO | Reg | Kokkola | 5,020 | 68,214 | 68,052 | 68,484 | 67,805 | 502000 | → | |
| Keski-Suomi [Central Finland] | KSO | Reg | Jyväskylä | 16,042 | 254,539 | 262,710 | 271,874 | 272,437 | 1604200 | → | |
| Kymenlaakso (Kymmenedalen) | KYM | Reg | Kotka | 4,559 | 186,030 | 179,940 | 174,827 | 159,488 | 455900 | → | |
| Lappi [Lapland] | LAP | Reg | Rovaniemi | 92,676 | 200,674 | 191,768 | 183,330 | 175,795 | 9267600 | → | |
| Päijät-Häme [Päijänne Tavastia] | PHÄ | Reg | Lahti | 5,714 | 204,901 | 204,912 | 209,238 | 204,528 | 571400 | → | |
| Pirkanmaa | PIR | Reg | Tampere | 13,248 | 430,651 | 453,319 | 495,242 | 532,671 | 1324800 | → | |
| Pohjanmaa [Ostrobothnia] | POH | Reg | Vaasa | 7,400 | 167,108 | 168,077 | 174,170 | 176,323 | 740000 | → | |
| Pohjois-Karjala [North Karelia] | PKA | Reg | Joensuu | 18,791 | 182,200 | 176,187 | 169,733 | 162,540 | 1879100 | → | |
| Pohjois-Pohjanmaa [North Ostrobothnia] | PPO | Reg | Oulu | 36,816 | 350,799 | 372,639 | 401,201 | 416,543 | 3681600 | → | |
| Pohjois-Savo [North Savonia] | PSA | Reg | Kuopio | 17,345 | 265,040 | 259,639 | 253,472 | 247,689 | 1734500 | → | |
| Satakunta | SAT | Reg | Pori | 7,820 | 240,777 | 232,569 | 225,302 | 212,556 | 782000 | → | |
| Uusimaa (Nyland) | UUS | Reg | Helsinki | 9,098 | 1,232,236 | 1,394,199 | 1,549,058 | 1,733,033 | 909800 | → | |
| Varsinais-Suomi (Egentliga Finland) [Southwest Finland] | VSS | Reg | Turku | 10,664 | 425,282 | 447,103 | 467,217 | 485,567 | 1066400 | → |
- Regions in 2022 boundaries.
- Statistics Finland (web).
Major Urban Areas
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2022-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | UUS | 1,360,011 |
| 2 | Tampere | PIR | 359,306 |
| 3 | Turku | VSS | 286,957 |
| 4 | Oulu | PPO | 212,738 |
| 5 | Jyväskylä | KSO | 132,962 |
| 6 | Lahti | PHÄ | 119,933 |
| 7 | Kuopio | PSA | 95,122 |
| 8 | Pori | SAT | 82,956 |
| 9 | Joensuu | PKA | 73,567 |
| 10 | Vaasa | POH | 69,034 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The population all Finnish urban areas and settlements with more than 10,000 inhabitants.
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2011-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-12-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Äänekoski | KSO | ... | ... | 14,366 | 12,749 | 2644 | → | |
| Forssa | KHÄ | 17,544 | 19,171 | 22,076 | 20,441 | 3931 | → | |
| Hämeenlinna | KHÄ | ... | ... | 55,926 | 58,514 | 7094 | → | |
| Hamina | KYM | 16,871 | 16,610 | 16,273 | 15,049 | 3775 | → | |
| Heinola | PHÄ | 16,740 | 15,865 | 15,143 | 13,834 | 1788 | → | |
| Helsinki (Helsingfors) | UUS | 888,871 | 1,027,305 | 1,171,448 | 1,360,011 | 75356 | → | |
| Hyvinkää | UUS | ... | ... | 42,278 | 43,719 | 3812 | → | |
| Iisalmi | PSA | 15,729 | 15,902 | 15,527 | 14,854 | 2044 | → | |
| Ilmajoki - Kurikka | EPO | ... | ... | 13,633 | 13,202 | 5838 | → | |
| Imatra | EKA | 34,150 | 31,715 | 29,264 | 26,036 | 5662 | → | |
| Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) | POH | 20,676 | 20,810 | 20,909 | 20,696 | 3062 | → | |
| Jämsä | KSO | 14,629 | 14,655 | 13,712 | 11,817 | 3181 | → | |
| Joensuu | PKA | ... | ... | 67,039 | 73,567 | 8425 | → | |
| Jyväskylä | KSO | 84,165 | 98,510 | 116,480 | 132,962 | 12462 | → | |
| Kajaani | KAI | 29,587 | 31,238 | 30,443 | 29,347 | 3119 | → | |
| Kemi | LAP | 29,604 | 29,189 | 28,050 | 24,731 | 5394 | → | |
| Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) | UUS | 10,761 | 12,986 | 18,999 | 20,464 | 3969 | → | |
| Kokkola (Karleby) | KPO | 31,209 | 32,439 | 35,367 | 37,343 | 5131 | → | |
| Kotka | KYM | 51,253 | 53,094 | 52,894 | 48,992 | 7581 | → | |
| Kouvola | KYM | 52,575 | 51,587 | 49,787 | 46,043 | 6331 | → | |
| Kuopio | PSA | 72,169 | 78,259 | 82,268 | 95,122 | 6231 | → | |
| Kuusamo | PPO | 10,209 | 9,253 | 8,834 | 8,305 | 1712 | → | |
| Lahti | PHÄ | 104,649 | 110,160 | 116,273 | 119,933 | 12181 | → | |
| Lappeenranta | EKA | 48,000 | 51,891 | 54,139 | 56,452 | 5862 | → | |
| Lapua | EPO | 9,150 | 9,318 | 10,401 | 10,791 | 3038 | → | |
| Lohja (Lojo) | UUS | 28,591 | 31,217 | 33,408 | 32,750 | 4744 | → | |
| Mäntsälä | UUS | 7,512 | 8,152 | 10,768 | 11,761 | 1825 | → | |
| Mariehamn | ÅAL | 11,103 | 11,656 | 13,204 | 15,072 | 2400 | → | |
| Mikkeli | ESA | 34,070 | 35,793 | 36,907 | 36,728 | 4806 | → | |
| Nastola | PHÄ | 12,189 | 12,056 | 12,246 | 11,509 | 2525 | → | |
| Nummela | UUS | 9,814 | 10,783 | 13,247 | 14,595 | 2162 | → | |
| Oulu | PPO | ... | 157,605 | 185,440 | 212,738 | 21419 | → | |
| Pieksämäki | ESA | 16,569 | 15,378 | 14,109 | 12,441 | 2031 | → | |
| Pori | SAT | ... | ... | 84,294 | 82,956 | 12756 | → | |
| Porvoo (Borgå) | UUS | 30,536 | 35,554 | 36,861 | 39,897 | 5044 | → | |
| Raahe | PPO | 20,852 | 19,807 | 19,027 | 18,523 | 4269 | → | |
| Rauma | SAT | 34,106 | 35,163 | 33,455 | 33,143 | 5812 | → | |
| Riihimäki | KHÄ | 23,561 | 24,969 | 27,890 | 27,393 | 3162 | → | |
| Rovaniemi | LAP | ... | 45,804 | 50,552 | 54,932 | 6900 | → | |
| Salo | VSS | 23,978 | 27,599 | 30,540 | 28,397 | 3825 | → | |
| Sastamala (Vammala) | PIR | 10,142 | 10,373 | 10,226 | 9,825 | 2125 | → | |
| Savonlinna | ESA | 23,998 | 23,861 | 23,234 | 20,275 | 2738 | → | |
| Seinäjoki | EPO | 33,592 | 38,001 | 45,732 | 52,998 | 5862 | → | |
| Siilinjärvi | PSA | 10,142 | 10,176 | 11,189 | 11,276 | 2331 | → | |
| Tampere | PIR | 218,722 | 270,753 | 316,817 | 359,306 | 30788 | → | |
| Tornio | LAP | 16,785 | 16,975 | 17,157 | 16,425 | 3950 | → | |
| Turku (Åbo) | VSS | 205,953 | 239,018 | 252,468 | 286,957 | 29231 | → | |
| Uusikaupunki | VSS | 12,148 | 11,339 | 10,159 | 10,011 | 2094 | → | |
| Vaasa (Vasa) | POH | 56,747 | 61,090 | 65,090 | 69,034 | 7519 | → | |
| Valkeakoski | PIR | 17,713 | 16,736 | 17,054 | 16,805 | 2200 | → | |
| Varkaus | PSA | 20,203 | 20,009 | 20,504 | 18,067 | 3700 | → | |
| Ylivieska | PPO | 9,053 | 10,508 | 11,466 | 12,543 | 3038 | → |
- Statistics Finland.