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 |
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi | 3. | 481,403 | Turku Turku | 195,301 |
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 4. | 412,830 | Oulu Oulu | 209,648 |
Central Finland Mellersta Finland | 5. | 275,104 | Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä | 144,477 |
North Savo Pohjois-Savo | 6. | 244,236 | Kuopio Kuopio | 121,557 |
Satakunta Satakunta | 7. | 216,752 | Pori Pori | 83,491 |
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region | 8. | 199,604 | Lahti Lahti | 120,093 |
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia | 9. | 188,685 | Seinaejoki Seinäjoki | 64,743 |
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa | 10. | 180,445 | Vaasa Vaasa | 67,631 |
Lapland Lapland | 11. | 177,161 | Rovaniemi Rovaniemi | 64,194 |
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso | 12. | 174,167 | Kouvola Kouvola | 80,483 |
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme | 13. | 170,925 | Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna | 67,994 |
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala | 14. | 161,211 | Joensuu Joensuu | 77,266 |
South Savo Southern Savonia | 15. | 142,335 | Mikkeli Mikkeli | 52,121 |
South Karelia South Karelia Region | 16. | 127,757 | Lappeenranta Lappeenranta | 72,646 |
Kainuu Kainuu | 17. | 72,306 | Kajaani Kajaani | 36,498 |
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa | 18. | 68,158 | Kokkola Kokkola | 47,915 |