Regions in Finland
Please note that unfortunately population data are not available for all 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. | 1,585,473 | Helsinki Helsinki | 558,457 |
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi | 2. | 470,880 | Turku Turku | 175,945 |
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa | 3. | 462,627 | Tampere Tampere | 202,687 |
Northern Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 4. | 384,900 | Oulu Oulu | 128,618 |
Central Finland Keski-Suomi | 5. | 275,320 | Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä | 85,026 |
Northern Savo Pohjois-Savo | 6. | 250,294 | Kuopio Kuopio | 89,104 |
Satakunta Satakunta | 7. | 232,687 | Pori Pori | 76,772 |
Paijanne Tavastia Päijänne-Tavastland | 8. | 199,059 | Lahti Lahti | 98,826 |
Southern Ostrobothnia Etelä-Pohjanmaa | 9. | 192,675 | Seinaejoki Seinäjoki | 32,149 |
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso | 10. | 184,317 | Kouvola Kouvola | 31,133 |
Lapland Lappi | 11. | 182,885 | Rovaniemi Rovaniemi | 34,781 |
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa | 12. | 180,384 | Vaasa Vaasa | 57,014 |
Haeme Häme | 13. | 167,442 | Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna | 47,261 |
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala | 14. | 166,500 | Joensuu Joensuu | 53,388 |
South Karelia Etelä-Karjala | 15. | 132,252 | Lappeenranta Lappeenranta | 59,276 |
Kainuu Kainuu | 16. | 84,498 | Kajaani Kajaani | 35,375 |
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa | 17. | 70,106 | Kokkola Kokkola | 35,586 |
Southern Savonia Southern Savonia | 18. | - | Mikkeli Mikkeli | 46,550 |