Regions in Finland

Finland is made up of 18 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Finland. Information on all primary administrative regions in Finland.

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Primary administrative regions in Finland

There are 18 regions in Finland in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Finland
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Uusimaa Uusimaa1.1,723,000Helsinki Helsinki658,864
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa2.529,100Tampere Tampere244,315
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa3.412,830Oulu Oulu209,648
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi4.481,403Turku Turku195,301
Central Finland Mellersta Finland5.275,104Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä144,477
North Savo Pohjois-Savo6.244,236Kuopio Kuopio121,557
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region7.199,604Lahti Lahti120,093
Satakunta Satakunta8.216,752Pori Pori83,491
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso9.174,167Kouvola Kouvola80,483
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala10.161,211Joensuu Joensuu77,266
South Karelia South Karelia Region11.127,757Lappeenranta Lappeenranta72,646
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme12.170,925Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna67,994
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa13.180,445Vaasa Vaasa67,631
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia14.188,685Seinaejoki Seinäjoki64,743
Lapland Lapland15.177,161Rovaniemi Rovaniemi64,194
South Savo Southern Savonia16.142,335Mikkeli Mikkeli52,121
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa17.68,158Kokkola Kokkola47,915
Kainuu Kainuu18.72,306Kajaani Kajaani36,498