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 |
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme | 1. | 170,925 | Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna | 67,994 |
Uusimaa Uusimaa | 2. | 1,723,000 | Helsinki Helsinki | 658,864 |
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala | 3. | 161,211 | Joensuu Joensuu | 77,266 |
Central Finland Mellersta Finland | 4. | 275,104 | Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä | 144,477 |
Kainuu Kainuu | 5. | 72,306 | Kajaani Kajaani | 36,498 |
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa | 6. | 68,158 | Kokkola Kokkola | 47,915 |
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso | 7. | 174,167 | Kouvola Kouvola | 80,483 |
North Savo Pohjois-Savo | 8. | 244,236 | Kuopio Kuopio | 121,557 |
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region | 9. | 199,604 | Lahti Lahti | 120,093 |
South Karelia South Karelia Region | 10. | 127,757 | Lappeenranta Lappeenranta | 72,646 |
South Savo Southern Savonia | 11. | 142,335 | Mikkeli Mikkeli | 52,121 |
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 12. | 412,830 | Oulu Oulu | 209,648 |
Satakunta Satakunta | 13. | 216,752 | Pori Pori | 83,491 |
Lapland Lapland | 14. | 177,161 | Rovaniemi Rovaniemi | 64,194 |
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia | 15. | 188,685 | Seinaejoki Seinäjoki | 64,743 |
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa | 16. | 529,100 | Tampere Tampere | 244,315 |
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi | 17. | 481,403 | Turku Turku | 195,301 |
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa | 18. | 180,445 | Vaasa Vaasa | 67,631 |