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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
(2025-06-30)[3]
Density
(/km2)
Finland total 303,963 5,644,772 18.6
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala 293 16,402 55.9
Alajärvi Alajärvi 1,009 9,065 9.0
Alavieska Alavieska 252 2,407 9.6
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus 1,087 10,722 9.9
Asikkala Vääksy 563 7,870 14.0
Askola Askola 212 4,704 22.1
Aura Aura 95 3,965 41.7
Brändö Åva 108 427 3.9
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) 108 959 8.9
Enonkoski Enonkoski 306 1,285 4.2
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta 7,953 1,765 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus 312 323,910 1,037.0
Eura Eura 579 11,093 19.2
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki 515 9,000 17.5
Evijärvi Evijärvi 354 2,262 6.4
Finström Godby 123 2,639 21.4
Forssa Forssa 249 16,368 65.8
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) 135 502 3.7
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) 85 517 6.1
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 766 6,482 8.5
Haapavesi Haapavesi 1,050 6,347 6.0
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto 206 928 4.5
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua 413 993 2.4
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina 610 19,305 31.7
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) 139 1,640 11.8
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 572 4,468 7.8
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko 117 7,740 65.9
Harjavalta Harjavalta 123 6,605 53.5
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola 543 2,463 4.5
Hattula Parola 358 9,348 26.1
Hausjärvi Oitti 389 7,923 20.3
Heinola Heinola 676 17,746 26.3
Heinävesi Heinävesi 1,030 2,909 2.8
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki 214 689,758 3,216.9
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi 465 2,046 4.4
Hollola Salpakangas 651 22,843 35.1
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) 533 9,618 18.1
Humppila Humppila 148 2,084 14.1
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi 1,421 1,998 1.4
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää 323 47,089 145.9
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö 464 10,351 22.3
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna 1,785 68,473 38.4
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) 1,616 9,800 6.1
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi 763 20,330 26.6
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala 590 6,410 10.9
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen 750 6,713 8.9
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki 577 12,473 21.6
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi 2,763 4,327 1.6
Imatra Mansikkala 155 24,581 158.6
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo 15,060 7,212 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå 351 5,416 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki 642 1,771 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö 354 4,296 12.1
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad 89 19,668 222.2
Janakkala Turenki 547 15,995 29.2
Joensuu Joensuu 2,382 78,398 32.9
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen 180 4,828 26.8
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) 143 5,829 40.8
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen 575 4,543 7.9
Joutsa Joutsa 867 4,097 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka 1,502 4,118 2.7
Juupajoki Korkeakoski 258 1,657 6.4
Juva Juva 1,163 5,628 4.8
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 1,171 148,744 127.0
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi 215 1,659 7.7
Jämsä Jämsä 1,571 19,209 12.2
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää 38 46,942 1,250.5
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina 151 36,631 243.3
Kaavi Kaavi 674 2,578 3.8
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani 1,835 36,458 19.9
Kalajoki Kalajoki 924 12,231 13.2
Kangasala Kangasala 658 34,315 52.1
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi 1,069 5,057 4.7
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää 1,021 12,571 12.3
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski 445 1,173 2.6
Kannus Kannus 468 5,255 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki 186 1,136 6.1
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila 242 8,391 34.6
Karstula Karstula 887 3,541 4.0
Karvia Karvia 502 2,162 4.3
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen 11 1,278 120.1
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki 1,299 12,500 9.6
Kauhava Kauhava 1,314 15,066 11.5
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen 6 10,200 1,731.7
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen 354 4,098 11.6
Keitele Keitele 483 1,964 4.1
Kemi Kemi 95 19,332 202.7
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 6,918 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,591 12.1
Kempele Kempele station 110 19,698 178.8
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava 31 38,535 1,258.1
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu 1,258 9,088 7.2
Kihniö Kihniö 357 1,697 4.8
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito 687 6,365 9.3
Kinnula Kinnula 460 1,492 3.2
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi 367 41,821 114.1
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee 1,254 9,483 7.6
Kittilä Kittilä 8,095 6,658 0.8
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi 1,328 7,338 5.5
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi 484 1,010 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki 480 6,662 13.9
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola 1,446 48,361 33.4
Kolari Kolari 2,559 3,952 1.5
Konnevesi Konnevesi 513 2,429 4.7
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti 800 15,092 18.9
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby 849 19,787 23.3
Korsnäs Korsnäs 236 1,985 8.4
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski 192 2,182 11.4
Kotka Kotka 272 50,157 184.3
Kouvola Kouvola 2,558 78,094 30.5
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad 683 6,131 9.0
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby 713 6,318 8.9
Kuhmo Kuhmo 4,807 7,413 1.5
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen 661 2,020 3.1
Kumlinge Kumlinge 99 270 2.7
Kuopio Kuopio 3,242 125,462 38.7
Kuortane Kuortane 462 3,328 7.2
Kurikka Kurikka 1,725 19,474 11.3
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi 166 965 5.8
Kuusamo Kuusamo 4,979 14,784 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi (Nopola) 448 1,138 2.5
Kärkölä Järvelä 257 4,102 16.0
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 697 2,350 3.4
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) 64 223 3.5
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti 460 121,622 264.7
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia 505 7,662 15.2
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila 532 8,492 16.0
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi 330 2,444 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti 1,097 8,856 8.1
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,710 6.4
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta 1,434 72,909 50.8
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua 737 14,016 19.0
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) 143 5,934 41.6
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa 649 18,876 29.1
Lemi Lemi 218 2,885 13.2
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) 113 2,143 18.9
Lempäälä Lempäälä 270 25,036 92.9
Leppävirta Leppävirta 1,136 8,974 7.9
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 480 653 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa 3,418 10,002 2.9
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto 301 20,694 68.9
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka 637 10,166 16.0
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi 727 11,927 16.4
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja 940 45,686 48.6
Loimaa Loimaa 848 15,248 18.0
Loppi Loppi 598 7,622 12.8
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa 820 14,362 17.5
Luhanka Luhanka 215 688 3.2
Lumijoki Lumijoki 214 2,016 9.4
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) 36 378 10.4
Luumäki Taavetti 750 4,327 5.8
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax 522 5,423 10.4
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn 12 11,898 1,007.5
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila 195 1,910 9.8
Masku Masku 175 9,628 55.1
Merijärvi Merijärvi 230 1,032 4.5
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia 446 2,882 6.5
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä 423 1,697 4.0
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli 2,548 51,661 20.3
Muhos Muhos 785 8,743 11.1
Multia Multia 733 1,384 1.9
Muonio Muonio 1,904 2,321 1.2
Muurame Muurame 144 10,662 74.0
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki 520 7,470 14.4
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä 200 1,706 8.5
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 581 20,966 36.1
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä 535 9,234 17.3
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju 981 7,076 7.2
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali 313 20,312 65.0
Nakkila Nakkila 183 4,905 26.8
Nivala Nivala 527 10,397 19.7
Nokia Nokia 288 36,486 126.6
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) 199 4,685 23.6
Nurmes Nurmes 2,401 8,924 3.7
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 362 45,356 125.3
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby 733 7,462 10.2
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes 978 9,559 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila 785 15,628 19.9
Oripää Oripää 118 1,297 11.0
Orivesi Orivesi 800 8,860 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen 588 6,887 11.7
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu 2,972 216,066 72.7
Outokumpu Outokumpu 446 6,404 14.4
Padasjoki Padasjoki 523 2,670 5.1
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) 239 11,241 47.1
Paltamo Paltamo 919 2,972 3.2
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas 884 14,814 16.8
Parikkala Parikkala 592 4,284 7.2
Parkano Parkano 853 6,092 7.1
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs 794 11,330 14.3
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi 1,836 922 0.5
Pello Pello 1,738 3,182 1.8
Perho Perho 748 2,572 3.4
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 456 3,548 7.8
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki 1,569 17,243 11.0
Pielavesi Pielavesi 1,153 3,944 3.4
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas 1,075 3,697 3.4
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka) 81 21,204 260.4
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi 805 3,957 4.9
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku 301 1,921 6.4
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori 1,156 83,157 71.9
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) 147 4,964 33.9
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo 655 51,853 79.2
Posio Posio (Ahola) 3,040 2,872 0.9
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) 5,639 7,226 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila 145 1,737 12.0
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun 361 2,595 7.2
Puolanka Puolanka 2,461 2,348 1.0
Puumala Puumala 794 2,083 2.6
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä 325 5,031 15.5
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 543 2,970 5.5
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi 1,310 4,639 3.5
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 810 1,674 2.1
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 144 1,910 13.3
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) 561 6,203 11.1
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski 750 8,000 10.7
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe 1,014 23,566 23.2
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio 49 25,846 530.1
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi 560 3,247 5.8
Ranua Ranua 3,454 3,563 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs 1,149 27,002 23.5
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma 496 38,909 78.4
Rautalampi Rautalampi 539 2,953 5.5
Rautavaara Rautavaara 1,151 1,403 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele 351 2,945 8.4
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 474 2,534 5.3
Riihimäki Riihimäki 121 28,610 236.4
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi 836 1,162 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi 7,582 65,670 8.7
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) 942 4,721 5.0
Ruovesi Ruovesi 777 4,002 5.2
Rusko Rusko 127 6,397 50.3
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä 428 1,858 4.3
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi 1,252 8,831 7.1
Salla Salla 5,730 3,235 0.6
Salo Salo 1,987 50,794 25.6
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs 152 1,798 11.8
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) 1,429 23,444 16.4
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo 253 2,968 11.7
Savitaipale Savitaipale 539 3,151 5.8
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna 2,238 31,283 14.0
Savukoski Savukoski 6,440 983 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki 1,432 66,848 46.7
Sievi Sievi 786 4,654 5.9
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen 463 1,248 2.7
Siikajoki Ruukki 1,055 4,808 4.6
Siikalatva Pulkkila 2,173 4,892 2.3
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi 401 21,383 53.3
Simo Simo 1,446 2,753 1.9
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä 340 22,903 67.4
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio 241 6,251 25.9
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä 11,693 8,067 0.7
Soini Soini 552 1,793 3.2
Somero Somero 668 8,423 12.6
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi 1,466 3,551 2.4
Sotkamo Sotkamo 2,649 10,164 3.8
Sottunga Sottunga 28 103 3.7
Sulkava Sulkava 584 2,328 4.0
Sund Sund (Björby) 108 1,016 9.4
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) 5,270 7,001 1.3
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki 714 6,615 9.3
Sysmä Sysmä 667 3,393 5.1
Säkylä Säkylä 407 6,237 15.3
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari 345 4,591 13.3
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 2,438 3,624 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo 140 1,722 12.3
Tammela Tammela 641 5,810 9.1
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
Tampere 525 260,646 496.6
Tervo Tervo 348 1,398 4.0
Tervola Tervola 1,560 2,820 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva 555 4,628 8.3
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) 838 3,925 4.7
Toholampi Toholampi 609 2,787 4.6
Toivakka Toivakka 361 2,333 6.5
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio 1,189 20,932 17.6
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku 246 206,655 841.3
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi 543 2,312 4.3
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä 220 42,624 194.2
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 492 6,538 13.3
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä 401 12,345 30.8
Urjala Urjala 476 4,495 9.5
Utajärvi Utajärvi 1,669 2,447 1.5
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki 5,147 1,127 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen 348 3,652 10.5
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki 503 14,750 29.3
Vaala Vaala 1,302 2,567 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa 365 69,819 191.4
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski 272 20,859 76.7
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila 238 252,724 1,060.2
Varkaus Varkaus 386 19,603 50.8
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä 189 2,262 12.0
Vesanto Vesanto 423 1,828 4.3
Vesilahti Vesilahti 301 4,550 15.1
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli 502 2,931 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä 925 3,353 3.6
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela 522 28,864 55.3
Viitasaari Viitasaari 1,249 5,787 4.6
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli 287 2,603 9.1
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki 372 2,796 7.5
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat 1,163 6,165 5.3
Vårdö Vårdö 102 471 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå 782 6,264 8.0
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio 2,029 3,697 1.8
Ylivieska Ylivieska 570 15,375 27.0
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 1,116 33,731 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä 183 2,185 12.0
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri 806 5,180 6.4
Äänekoski Äänekoski 885 17,614 19.9

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. ^ "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
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