Regions
The population of the regions of Finland according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1980-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | FIN | Rep | Helsinki | 303,919 | 4,787,778 | 4,998,478 | 5,181,115 | 5,375,276 | 5,533,793 | |||
| Åland [Åland Islands] | ÅAL | AReg | Mariehamn | 1,554 | 22,783 | 24,604 | 25,776 | 28,007 | 30,129 | 155400 | → | |
| Etelä-Karjala [South Karelia] | EKA | Reg | Lappeenranta | 5,327 | 144,284 | 140,244 | 136,299 | 132,899 | 126,921 | 532700 | → | |
| Etelä-Pohjanmaa [South Ostrobothnia] | EPO | Reg | Seinäjoki | 13,798 | 201,152 | 207,010 | 200,766 | 198,469 | 192,150 | 1379800 | → | |
| Etelä-Savo [South Savonia] | ESA | Reg | Mikkeli | 12,652 | 163,671 | 163,462 | 156,117 | 146,166 | 132,702 | 1265200 | → | |
| Kainuu | KAI | Reg | Kajaani | 20,198 | 94,401 | 92,459 | 85,736 | 78,703 | 71,664 | 2019800 | → | |
| Kanta-Häme [Tavastia Proper] | KHÄ | Reg | Hämeenlinna | 5,199 | 155,348 | 162,248 | 165,307 | 174,555 | 170,577 | 519900 | → | |
| Keski-Pohjanmaa [Central Ostrobothnia] | KPO | Reg | Kokkola | 5,020 | 64,848 | 68,214 | 68,052 | 68,321 | 67,988 | 502000 | → | |
| Keski-Suomi [Central Finland] | KSO | Reg | Jyväskylä | 16,042 | 244,936 | 254,539 | 262,710 | 271,083 | 272,617 | 1604200 | → | |
| Kymenlaakso (Kymmenedalen) | KYM | Reg | Kotka | 4,559 | 191,222 | 186,030 | 179,940 | 175,377 | 162,812 | 455900 | → | |
| Lappi [Lapland] | LAP | Reg | Rovaniemi | 92,676 | 194,890 | 200,674 | 191,768 | 183,488 | 176,665 | 9267600 | → | |
| Päijät-Häme [Päijänne Tavastia] | PHÄ | Reg | Lahti | 5,714 | 200,352 | 204,901 | 204,912 | 208,777 | 205,771 | 571400 | → | |
| Pirkanmaa | PIR | Reg | Tampere | 13,248 | 414,507 | 430,651 | 453,319 | 491,746 | 522,852 | 1324800 | → | |
| Pohjanmaa [Ostrobothnia] | POH | Reg | Vaasa | 7,400 | 163,556 | 167,108 | 168,077 | 172,981 | 175,816 | 740000 | → | |
| Pohjois-Karjala [North Karelia] | PKA | Reg | Joensuu | 18,791 | 182,435 | 182,200 | 176,187 | 169,778 | 163,537 | 1879100 | → | |
| Pohjois-Pohjanmaa [North Ostrobothnia] | PPO | Reg | Oulu | 36,816 | 325,735 | 350,799 | 372,639 | 398,335 | 413,830 | 3681600 | → | |
| Pohjois-Savo [North Savonia] | PSA | Reg | Kuopio | 17,345 | 260,152 | 265,040 | 259,639 | 253,337 | 248,265 | 1734500 | → | |
| Satakunta | SAT | Reg | Pori | 7,820 | 243,839 | 240,777 | 232,569 | 225,762 | 215,416 | 782000 | → | |
| Uusimaa (Nyland) | UUS | Reg | Helsinki | 9,098 | 1,113,307 | 1,232,236 | 1,394,199 | 1,532,309 | 1,702,678 | 909800 | → | |
| Varsinais-Suomi (Egentliga Finland) [Southwest Finland] | VSS | Reg | Turku | 10,664 | 406,360 | 425,282 | 447,103 | 465,183 | 481,403 | 1066400 | → |
- Regions in 2021 boundaries.
- Statistics Finland (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2020-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | UUS | 656,920 |
| 2 | Espoo | UUS | 292,796 |
| 3 | Tampere | PIR | 241,009 |
| 4 | Vantaa | UUS | 237,231 |
| 5 | Oulu | PPO | 207,327 |
| 6 | Turku | VSS | 194,391 |
| 7 | Jyväskylä | KSO | 143,420 |
| 8 | Kuopio | PSA | 120,210 |
| 9 | Lahti | PHÄ | 119,984 |
Contents: Cities & Municipalities
The population all Finnish cities and municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 1980-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-12-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Äänekoski | KSO | 20,450 | 21,121 | 20,713 | 20,244 | 18,577 | 88457 | → | |
| Espoo (Esbo) | UUS | 137,409 | 172,629 | 213,271 | 247,970 | 292,796 | 31229 | → | |
| Hämeenlinna | KHÄ | 59,224 | 61,222 | 63,033 | 66,829 | 67,848 | 178502 | → | |
| Hamina | KYM | 22,995 | 22,589 | 21,847 | 21,400 | 19,877 | 60971 | → | |
| Heinola | PHÄ | 21,441 | 22,255 | 21,178 | 20,258 | 18,497 | 67599 | → | |
| Helsinki (Helsingfors) | UUS | 483,036 | 492,400 | 555,474 | 588,549 | 656,920 | 21425 | → | |
| Hollola | PHÄ | 18,733 | 22,236 | 22,592 | 24,106 | 23,251 | 65117 | → | |
| Hyvinkää | UUS | 37,297 | 40,194 | 42,545 | 45,489 | 46,576 | 32268 | → | |
| Iisalmi | PSA | 22,648 | 23,979 | 23,113 | 22,095 | 21,124 | 76304 | → | |
| Imatra | EKA | 36,378 | 33,566 | 30,663 | 28,540 | 26,075 | 15501 | → | |
| Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) | POH | 20,700 | 19,883 | 19,636 | 19,656 | 19,066 | 8845 | → | |
| Jämsä | KSO | 26,371 | 26,005 | 25,023 | 22,691 | 19,887 | 157137 | → | |
| Järvenpää | UUS | 23,281 | 31,525 | 35,915 | 38,680 | 44,455 | 3754 | → | |
| Joensuu | PKA | 63,969 | 67,363 | 71,013 | 73,305 | 76,935 | 238169 | → | |
| Jyväskylä | KSO | 96,966 | 103,921 | 116,519 | 130,816 | 143,420 | 117097 | → | |
| Kaarina | VSS | 19,351 | 24,390 | 26,746 | 30,911 | 34,667 | 15042 | → | |
| Kajaani | KAI | 38,016 | 39,577 | 38,912 | 38,157 | 36,569 | 183473 | → | |
| Kangasala | PIR | 21,877 | 24,407 | 25,630 | 29,675 | 32,214 | 65808 | → | |
| Kemi | LAP | 26,928 | 25,374 | 23,689 | 22,537 | 20,437 | 9537 | → | |
| Kerava | UUS | 23,851 | 27,597 | 30,270 | 34,282 | 37,105 | 3063 | → | |
| Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) | UUS | 19,919 | 25,366 | 29,694 | 36,942 | 40,082 | 36623 | → | |
| Kokkola (Karleby) | KPO | 41,848 | 43,267 | 44,182 | 46,260 | 47,772 | 144511 | → | |
| Kotka | KYM | 60,752 | 56,634 | 54,846 | 54,824 | 51,668 | 27202 | → | |
| Kouvola | KYM | 94,529 | 94,352 | 91,550 | 88,072 | 81,187 | 255832 | → | |
| Kuopio | PSA | 99,687 | 104,675 | 108,890 | 112,336 | 120,210 | 324102 | → | |
| Kurikka | EPO | 27,208 | 26,566 | 24,406 | 22,811 | 20,456 | 172442 | → | |
| Lahti | PHÄ | 108,631 | 108,272 | 111,656 | 116,582 | 119,984 | 45947 | → | |
| Lappeenranta | EKA | 68,814 | 68,662 | 70,587 | 71,982 | 72,662 | 143347 | → | |
| Lempäälä | PIR | 12,660 | 14,564 | 16,331 | 20,588 | 23,828 | 26955 | → | |
| Lieto | VSS | 11,446 | 14,094 | 16,090 | 18,205 | 20,146 | 30049 | → | |
| Lohja (Lojo) | UUS | 37,610 | 41,632 | 43,786 | 47,341 | 45,886 | 93915 | → | |
| Mäntsälä | UUS | 11,458 | 14,774 | 16,628 | 19,975 | 20,783 | 58082 | → | |
| Mariehamn | ÅAL | 9,553 | 10,263 | 10,488 | 11,190 | 11,705 | 1180 | → | |
| Mikkeli | ESA | 52,505 | 54,404 | 55,222 | 54,455 | 52,583 | 254854 | → | |
| Nokia | PIR | 23,644 | 26,063 | 26,905 | 31,647 | 34,476 | 28828 | → | |
| Nurmijärvi | UUS | 22,115 | 28,129 | 33,104 | 39,937 | 43,663 | 36187 | → | |
| Oulu | PPO | 121,809 | 136,029 | 160,851 | 185,419 | 207,327 | 297097 | → | |
| Pieksämäki | ESA | 23,781 | 24,128 | 22,040 | 19,869 | 17,375 | 156870 | → | |
| Pirkkala | PIR | 9,634 | 11,409 | 12,736 | 17,237 | 19,803 | 8143 | → | |
| Pori | SAT | 87,977 | 85,348 | 84,573 | 85,026 | 83,684 | 115579 | → | |
| Porvoo (Borgå) | UUS | 38,296 | 41,930 | 44,969 | 48,768 | 50,619 | 65442 | → | |
| Raahe | PPO | 27,362 | 27,999 | 26,766 | 25,656 | 24,353 | 101441 | → | |
| Raisio | VSS | 18,017 | 21,120 | 23,149 | 24,427 | 24,407 | 4876 | → | |
| Raseborg (Raasepori) | UUS | 27,972 | 28,565 | 28,436 | 29,065 | 27,528 | 114812 | → | |
| Rauma | SAT | 42,973 | 42,410 | 41,001 | 39,715 | 39,040 | 49583 | → | |
| Riihimäki | KHÄ | 23,971 | 25,000 | 26,173 | 28,803 | 28,710 | 12101 | → | |
| Rovaniemi | LAP | 48,056 | 54,014 | 57,253 | 60,090 | 63,528 | 758151 | → | |
| Salo | VSS | 47,638 | 49,834 | 52,604 | 55,235 | 51,562 | 198661 | → | |
| Sastamala (Vammala) | PIR | 27,591 | 27,085 | 26,195 | 25,764 | 24,052 | 142904 | → | |
| Savonlinna | ESA | 41,053 | 41,359 | 39,575 | 37,059 | 32,662 | 223821 | → | |
| Seinäjoki | EPO | 42,497 | 47,182 | 50,670 | 57,811 | 64,130 | 143177 | → | |
| Siilinjärvi | PSA | 15,168 | 18,749 | 19,742 | 21,010 | 21,251 | 40096 | → | |
| Sipoo (Sibbo) | UUS | 12,971 | 14,671 | 17,477 | 18,253 | 21,687 | 33962 | → | |
| Tampere | PIR | 166,228 | 172,560 | 195,468 | 213,217 | 241,009 | 52493 | → | |
| Tornio | LAP | 21,076 | 22,879 | 22,617 | 22,513 | 21,467 | 118805 | → | |
| Turku (Åbo) | VSS | 163,680 | 159,180 | 172,561 | 177,326 | 194,391 | 24567 | → | |
| Tuusula | UUS | 22,412 | 27,328 | 31,957 | 37,214 | 38,783 | 21949 | → | |
| Vaasa (Vasa) | POH | 58,335 | 58,394 | 61,470 | 64,345 | 67,551 | 36467 | → | |
| Valkeakoski | PIR | 22,780 | 21,724 | 20,493 | 20,844 | 20,765 | 27194 | → | |
| Vantaa (Vanda) | UUS | 132,050 | 154,933 | 178,471 | 200,055 | 237,231 | 23837 | → | |
| Varkaus | PSA | 26,554 | 26,428 | 24,890 | 22,777 | 20,278 | 38563 | → | |
| Vihti | UUS | 16,871 | 21,648 | 23,858 | 28,311 | 29,160 | 52203 | → | |
| Ylöjärvi | PIR | 18,013 | 23,434 | 25,299 | 30,500 | 33,352 | 111566 | → |
- Statistics Finland (web).