Regions in Finland
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You can sort the regions in Finland alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Finland
There are 18 regions in Finland in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Uusimaa Uusimaa | 1. | 1,723,000 | Helsinki Helsinki | 658,864 |
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa | 2. | 529,100 | Tampere Tampere | 244,315 |
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 3. | 412,830 | Oulu Oulu | 209,648 |
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi | 4. | 481,403 | Turku Turku | 195,301 |
Central Finland Mellersta Finland | 5. | 275,104 | Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä | 144,477 |
North Savo Pohjois-Savo | 6. | 244,236 | Kuopio Kuopio | 121,557 |
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region | 7. | 199,604 | Lahti Lahti | 120,093 |
Satakunta Satakunta | 8. | 216,752 | Pori Pori | 83,491 |
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso | 9. | 174,167 | Kouvola Kouvola | 80,483 |
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala | 10. | 161,211 | Joensuu Joensuu | 77,266 |
South Karelia South Karelia Region | 11. | 127,757 | Lappeenranta Lappeenranta | 72,646 |
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme | 12. | 170,925 | Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna | 67,994 |
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa | 13. | 180,445 | Vaasa Vaasa | 67,631 |
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia | 14. | 188,685 | Seinaejoki Seinäjoki | 64,743 |
Lapland Lapland | 15. | 177,161 | Rovaniemi Rovaniemi | 64,194 |
South Savo Southern Savonia | 16. | 142,335 | Mikkeli Mikkeli | 52,121 |
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa | 17. | 68,158 | Kokkola Kokkola | 47,915 |
Kainuu Kainuu | 18. | 72,306 | Kajaani Kajaani | 36,498 |