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
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme1.170,925Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna67,994
Uusimaa Uusimaa2.1,723,000Helsinki Helsinki658,864
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala3.161,211Joensuu Joensuu77,266
Central Finland Mellersta Finland4.275,104Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä144,477
Kainuu Kainuu5.72,306Kajaani Kajaani36,498
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa6.68,158Kokkola Kokkola47,915
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso7.174,167Kouvola Kouvola80,483
North Savo Pohjois-Savo8.244,236Kuopio Kuopio121,557
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region9.199,604Lahti Lahti120,093
South Karelia South Karelia Region10.127,757Lappeenranta Lappeenranta72,646
South Savo Southern Savonia11.142,335Mikkeli Mikkeli52,121
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa12.412,830Oulu Oulu209,648
Satakunta Satakunta13.216,752Pori Pori83,491
Lapland Lapland14.177,161Rovaniemi Rovaniemi64,194
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia15.188,685Seinaejoki Seinäjoki64,743
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa16.529,100Tampere Tampere244,315
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi17.481,403Turku Turku195,301
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa18.180,445Vaasa Vaasa67,631