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) 2021-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland [Åland Islands] | ÅAL | AReg | Mariehamn | 1,554 | 24,604 | 25,776 | 28,354 | 30,344 | 30,654 | 155400 | → |
| Etelä-Karjala [South Karelia] | EKA | Reg | Lappeenranta | 5,327 | 140,244 | 136,299 | 132,527 | 126,107 | 125,083 | 532700 | → |
| Etelä-Pohjanmaa [South Ostrobothnia] | EPO | Reg | Seinäjoki | 13,798 | 207,010 | 200,766 | 198,671 | 191,762 | 189,929 | 1379800 | → |
| Etelä-Savo [South Savonia] | ESA | Reg | Mikkeli | 12,652 | 163,462 | 156,117 | 145,353 | 131,688 | 129,376 | 1265200 | → |
| Kainuu | KAI | Reg | Kajaani | 20,198 | 92,459 | 85,736 | 77,984 | 71,255 | 69,639 | 2019800 | → |
| Kanta-Häme [Tavastia Proper] | KHÄ | Reg | Hämeenlinna | 5,199 | 162,248 | 165,307 | 175,230 | 170,213 | 169,455 | 519900 | → |
| Keski-Pohjanmaa [Central Ostrobothnia] | KPO | Reg | Kokkola | 5,020 | 68,214 | 68,052 | 68,484 | 67,915 | 67,723 | 502000 | → |
| Keski-Suomi [Central Finland] | KSO | Reg | Jyväskylä | 16,042 | 254,539 | 262,710 | 271,874 | 272,683 | 274,112 | 1604200 | → |
| Kymenlaakso (Kymmenedalen) | KYM | Reg | Kotka | 4,559 | 186,030 | 179,940 | 174,827 | 161,391 | 157,442 | 455900 | → |
| Lappi [Lapland] | LAP | Reg | Rovaniemi | 92,676 | 200,674 | 191,768 | 183,330 | 176,494 | 176,151 | 9267600 | → |
| Päijät-Häme [Päijänne Tavastia] | PHÄ | Reg | Lahti | 5,714 | 204,901 | 204,912 | 209,238 | 205,124 | 204,635 | 571400 | → |
| Pirkanmaa | PIR | Reg | Tampere | 13,248 | 430,651 | 453,319 | 495,242 | 527,478 | 545,406 | 1324800 | → |
| Pohjanmaa [Ostrobothnia] | POH | Reg | Vaasa | 7,400 | 167,108 | 168,077 | 174,170 | 176,041 | 178,749 | 740000 | → |
| Pohjois-Karjala [North Karelia] | PKA | Reg | Joensuu | 18,791 | 182,200 | 176,187 | 169,733 | 163,281 | 162,091 | 1879100 | → |
| Pohjois-Pohjanmaa [North Ostrobothnia] | PPO | Reg | Oulu | 36,816 | 350,799 | 372,639 | 401,201 | 415,603 | 418,331 | 3681600 | → |
| Pohjois-Savo [North Savonia] | PSA | Reg | Kuopio | 17,345 | 265,040 | 259,639 | 253,472 | 248,363 | 248,815 | 1734500 | → |
| Satakunta | SAT | Reg | Pori | 7,820 | 240,777 | 232,569 | 225,302 | 214,281 | 211,261 | 782000 | → |
| Uusimaa (Nyland) | UUS | Reg | Helsinki | 9,098 | 1,232,236 | 1,394,199 | 1,549,058 | 1,714,741 | 1,782,300 | 909800 | → |
| Varsinais-Suomi (Egentliga Finland) [Southwest Finland] | VSS | Reg | Turku | 10,664 | 425,282 | 447,103 | 467,217 | 483,477 | 494,819 | 1066400 | → |
| Finland | FIN | Rep | Helsinki | 303,919 | 4,998,478 | 5,181,115 | 5,401,267 | 5,548,241 | 5,635,971 | → |
- Statistics Finland.
Major Urban Areas
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | UUS | 1,396,899 |
| 2 | Tampere | PIR | 369,233 |
| 3 | Turku | VSS | 297,647 |
| 4 | Oulu | PPO | 217,350 |
| 5 | Jyväskylä | KSO | 136,164 |
| 6 | Lahti | PHÄ | 120,926 |
| 7 | Kuopio | PSA | 98,491 |
| 8 | Pori | SAT | 83,325 |
| 9 | Joensuu | PKA | 76,774 |
| 10 | Vaasa | POH | 71,577 |
Contents: Urban Areas & Settlements
The population all Finnish urban areas and settlements with more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Urban areas and settlements according to the 2023 definition.
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2011-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Äänekoski | KSO | ... | ... | 9,763 | 8,949 | 8,475 | 1237 | → |
| Forssa | KHÄ | 17,544 | 19,171 | 22,076 | 20,650 | 20,411 | 3790 | → |
| Hämeenlinna | KHÄ | ... | ... | 49,216 | 51,574 | 52,417 | 5037 | → |
| Hamina | KYM | 16,871 | 16,610 | 16,273 | 15,124 | 14,926 | 3537 | → |
| Heinola | PHÄ | 16,740 | 15,865 | 15,143 | 14,005 | 13,660 | 1650 | → |
| Helsinki (Helsingfors) | UUS | 888,871 | 1,027,305 | 1,164,032 | 1,331,261 | 1,396,899 | 69391 | → |
| Hyvinkää | UUS | ... | ... | 42,278 | 43,735 | 43,925 | 3786 | → |
| Iisalmi | PSA | 15,729 | 15,902 | 15,527 | 14,933 | 14,619 | 1782 | → |
| Ilmajoki - Kurikka | EPO | ... | ... | 13,633 | 13,341 | 13,127 | 5690 | → |
| Imatra | EKA | 34,150 | 31,715 | 29,264 | 26,462 | 25,517 | 5478 | → |
| Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) | POH | 20,676 | 20,810 | 20,909 | 20,634 | 21,033 | 2892 | → |
| Jämsä | KSO | 14,629 | 14,655 | 13,712 | 12,074 | 11,845 | 3047 | → |
| Joensuu | PKA | ... | ... | 67,667 | 74,394 | 76,774 | 9554 | → |
| Jyväskylä | KSO | 84,165 | 98,510 | 116,480 | 131,432 | 136,164 | 11432 | → |
| Kajaani | KAI | 29,587 | 31,238 | 30,443 | 29,442 | 29,465 | 2954 | → |
| Kemi | LAP | 29,604 | 29,189 | 28,050 | 25,257 | 24,549 | 5035 | → |
| Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) | UUS | 10,761 | 12,986 | 18,999 | 20,549 | 20,449 | 3919 | → |
| Kokkola (Karleby) | KPO | 31,209 | 32,439 | 35,367 | 37,194 | 37,708 | 5117 | → |
| Kotka | KYM | 51,253 | 53,094 | 52,894 | 49,567 | 48,543 | 6971 | → |
| Kouvola | KYM | 52,575 | 51,587 | 49,787 | 46,538 | 46,127 | 6292 | → |
| Kuopio | PSA | 72,169 | 78,259 | 82,268 | 93,872 | 98,491 | 5516 | → |
| Kuusamo | PPO | 10,209 | 9,253 | 8,834 | 8,338 | 8,147 | 1564 | → |
| Lahti | PHÄ | 104,649 | 110,160 | 116,273 | 119,731 | 120,926 | 11850 | → |
| Lappeenranta | EKA | 48,000 | 51,891 | 54,139 | 56,235 | 57,079 | 5209 | → |
| Lapua | EPO | 9,150 | 9,318 | 10,401 | 10,811 | 10,852 | 3017 | → |
| Lohja (Lojo) | UUS | 28,591 | 31,217 | 33,408 | 32,821 | 32,983 | 4847 | → |
| Mäntsälä | UUS | 7,512 | 8,152 | 10,768 | 11,656 | 11,870 | 1862 | → |
| Mariehamn | ÅAL | 11,103 | 11,656 | 13,204 | 14,978 | 15,414 | 2270 | → |
| Mikkeli | ESA | 34,070 | 35,793 | 36,907 | 36,706 | 36,850 | 4427 | → |
| Nastola | PHÄ | 12,189 | 12,056 | 12,246 | 11,638 | 11,582 | 2379 | → |
| Nummela | UUS | 9,814 | 10,783 | 13,247 | 14,694 | 14,601 | 2131 | → |
| Oulu | PPO | ... | 157,605 | 185,440 | 210,271 | 217,350 | 20915 | → |
| Pieksämäki | ESA | 16,569 | 15,378 | 14,109 | 12,589 | 12,575 | 1920 | → |
| Pori | SAT | ... | ... | 84,294 | 83,206 | 83,325 | 12497 | → |
| Porvoo (Borgå) | UUS | 30,536 | 35,554 | 36,861 | 39,652 | 40,405 | 4845 | → |
| Raahe | PPO | 20,852 | 19,807 | 19,027 | 18,618 | 18,251 | 4205 | → |
| Rauma | SAT | 34,106 | 35,163 | 33,455 | 33,302 | 33,377 | 5462 | → |
| Riihimäki | KHÄ | 23,561 | 24,969 | 27,890 | 27,540 | 27,594 | 3177 | → |
| Rovaniemi | LAP | ... | 45,804 | 50,552 | 54,601 | 56,061 | 6325 | → |
| Salo | VSS | 23,978 | 27,599 | 30,540 | 28,601 | 28,650 | 3833 | → |
| Sastamala (Vammala) | PIR | 10,142 | 10,373 | 10,226 | 9,860 | 9,852 | 1991 | → |
| Savonlinna | ESA | 23,998 | 23,861 | 23,234 | 20,554 | 20,017 | 2303 | → |
| Seinäjoki | EPO | 33,592 | 38,001 | 45,732 | 52,378 | 54,300 | 5889 | → |
| Siilinjärvi | PSA | 10,142 | 10,176 | 11,189 | 11,284 | 11,256 | 2167 | → |
| Söderkulla | UUS | ... | ... | 7,416 | 9,700 | 10,507 | 4048 | → |
| Tampere | PIR | 218,722 | 270,753 | 316,817 | 350,104 | 369,233 | 28420 | → |
| Tornio | LAP | 16,785 | 16,975 | 17,157 | 16,508 | 16,351 | 3620 | → |
| Turku (Åbo) | VSS | 205,953 | 239,018 | 257,130 | 283,787 | 297,647 | 29265 | → |
| Uusikaupunki | VSS | 12,148 | 11,339 | 10,159 | 10,299 | 9,757 | 1935 | → |
| Vaasa (Vasa) | POH | 56,747 | 61,090 | 65,090 | 68,417 | 71,577 | 7278 | → |
| Valkeakoski | PIR | 17,713 | 16,736 | 17,054 | 16,780 | 16,925 | 2029 | → |
| Varkaus | PSA | 20,203 | 20,009 | 20,504 | 18,246 | 18,028 | 3276 | → |
| Ylivieska | PPO | 9,053 | 10,508 | 11,466 | 12,569 | 12,631 | 3000 | → |
- Statistics Finland.