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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 308 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
(2025-03-31)[3]
Density
(/km2)
Finland total 303,963 5,640,437 18.6
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,407 55.9
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,069 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,395 9.5
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,763 9.9
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,872 14.0
Askola Askola 212 4,678 22.0
Aura Aura 95 3,972 41.8
Brändö Åva 108 427 3.9
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 958 8.9
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,275 4.2
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,769 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 322,180 1,031.5
Eura Eura 579 11,090 19.2
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,034 17.5
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,275 6.4
Finström Godby 123 2,646 21.4
Forssa Forssa 249 16,417 66.0
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 503 3.7
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 523 6.2
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,490 8.5
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,355 6.0
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 923 4.5
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 994 2.4
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,320 31.7
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,631 11.8
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,489 7.9
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,689 65.5
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,612 53.5
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,476 4.6
Hattula Parola 358 9,355 26.1
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 7,905 20.3
Heinola Heinola 676 17,830 26.4
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 2,916 2.8
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 686,595 3,202.1
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,047 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,879 35.1
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,588 18.0
Humppila Humppila 148 2,086 14.1
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 1,996 1.4
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 47,077 145.9
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,339 22.3
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,440 38.3
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,789 6.1
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,408 26.7
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,387 10.8
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,733 9.0
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,471 21.6
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763 4,356 1.6
Imatra Imatra (Mansikkala) 155 24,632 158.9
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,060 7,210 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,401 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,778 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,302 12.1
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,658 222.1
Janakkala Turenki 547 16,006 29.2
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,741 33.1
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,838 26.8
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,780 40.5
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,533 7.9
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,093 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,134 2.8
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,667 6.4
Juva Juva 1,163 5,652 4.9
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 149,213 127.4
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,668 7.8
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,139 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,933 1,250.2
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,563 242.8
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,592 3.8
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,504 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,228 13.2
Kangasala Kangasala 658 34,241 52.0
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,036 4.7
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,549 12.3
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,184 2.7
Kannus Kannus 468 5,268 11.3
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,153 6.2
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,434 34.8
Karstula Karstula 887 3,556 4.0
Karvia Karvia 502 2,166 4.3
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,256 118.0
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,501 9.6
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,043 11.4
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,176 1,727.7
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,121 11.6
Keitele Keitele 483 1,966 4.1
Kemi Kemi 95 19,418 203.6
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 6,937 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,579 12.1
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,673 178.6
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,461 1,255.7
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,101 7.2
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,689 4.7
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,350 9.2
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,495 3.2
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,720 113.8
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,533 7.6
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,861 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,339 5.5
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,008 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,670 13.9
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,367 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 4,010 1.6
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,428 4.7
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,062 18.8
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,750 23.2
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 1,983 8.4
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,193 11.5
Kotka Kotka 272 50,196 184.5
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,228 30.6
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,121 9.0
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,327 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,448 1.5
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,033 3.1
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 272 2.7
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 125,666 38.8
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,332 7.2
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,501 11.3
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 952 5.7
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 14,880 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi 448 1,151 2.6
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,085 15.9
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,361 3.4
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 224 3.5
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 121,386 264.2
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,647 15.1
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,488 16.0
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,421 7.3
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,881 8.1
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,739 6.5
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 73,320 51.1
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,028 19.0
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,889 41.3
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,840 29.1
Lemi Lemi 218 2,867 13.2
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,133 18.8
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 24,952 92.6
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 8,971 7.9
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 661 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,009 2.9
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,687 68.8
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,185 16.0
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,939 16.4
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,648 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,265 18.0
Loppi Loppi 598 7,638 12.8
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,334 17.5
Luhanka Luhanka 215 700 3.3
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,008 9.4
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 367 10.1
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,330 5.8
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,415 10.4
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,861 1,004.3
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,907 9.8
Masku Masku 175 9,635 55.1
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,048 4.6
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,888 6.5
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,696 4.0
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,828 20.3
Muhos Muhos 785 8,734 11.1
Multia Multia 733 1,393 1.9
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,326 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,628 73.8
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,464 14.4
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,683 8.4
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,914 36.0
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,237 17.3
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 7,056 7.2
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 20,190 64.6
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,929 26.9
Nivala Nivala 527 10,389 19.7
Nokia Nokia 288 36,267 125.8
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,676 23.5
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 8,914 3.7
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 45,177 124.8
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,445 10.2
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,562 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,658 19.9
Oripää Oripää 118 1,307 11.1
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,827 11.0
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,911 11.8
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 216,352 72.8
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,418 14.4
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,672 5.1
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,237 47.1
Paltamo Paltamo 919 2,989 3.3
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,829 16.8
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,282 7.2
Parkano Parkano 853 6,055 7.1
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,272 14.2
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 921 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,190 1.8
Perho Perho 748 2,583 3.5
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,551 7.8
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,186 11.0
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 3,963 3.4
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,684 3.4
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 21,094 259.1
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 3,979 4.9
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,933 6.4
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,226 72.0
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,948 33.8
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,758 79.1
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,874 0.9
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,289 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,739 12.0
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,615 7.2
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,336 0.9
Puumala Puumala 794 2,083 2.6
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,017 15.5
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543 2,985 5.5
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310 4,677 3.6
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810 1,650 2.0
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 144 1,926 13.4
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,224 11.1
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 7,984 10.6
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,540 23.2
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,817 529.5
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,235 5.8
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,563 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 26,982 23.5
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 39,031 78.6
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,925 5.4
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,402 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 2,983 8.5
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,541 5.4
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,619 236.5
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,164 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,881 8.7
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,719 5.0
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,023 5.2
Rusko Rusko 127 6,402 50.3
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,864 4.4
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,835 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,267 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 50,785 25.6
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,770 11.6
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,474 16.4
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,953 11.7
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,162 5.9
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,321 14.0
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 973 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,738 46.6
Sievi Sievi 786 4,638 5.9
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,257 2.7
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,797 4.5
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,901 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,380 53.3
Simo Simo 1,446 2,769 1.9
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,889 67.4
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,199 25.7
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,084 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,799 3.3
Somero Somero 668 8,420 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,555 2.4
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,173 3.8
Sottunga Sottunga 28 106 3.8
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,339 4.0
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 1,008 9.3
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,022 1.3
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,628 9.3
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,406 5.1
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,234 15.3
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,577 13.3
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,633 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,704 12.1
Tammela Tammela 641 5,816 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 260,455 496.2
Tervo Tervo 348 1,394 4.0
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,829 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,642 8.4
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 3,934 4.7
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,779 4.6
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,337 6.5
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 20,912 17.6
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 206,420 840.4
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,303 4.2
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 42,373 193.0
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,519 13.3
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,326 30.8
Urjala Urjala 476 4,522 9.5
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,460 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,130 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,662 10.5
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,764 29.3
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,560 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 70,312 192.7
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,818 76.5
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 251,936 1,056.9
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,617 50.9
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,245 11.9
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,839 4.4
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,513 15.0
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,918 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,366 3.6
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,765 55.1
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,759 4.6
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,603 9.1
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,818 7.6
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,175 5.3
Vårdö Vårdö 102 468 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,228 8.0
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,700 1.8
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,407 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,715 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,181 11.9
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,208 6.5
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,655 20.0

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 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-25. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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