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
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi3.481,403Turku Turku195,301
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa4.412,830Oulu Oulu209,648
Central Finland Mellersta Finland5.275,104Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä144,477
North Savo Pohjois-Savo6.244,236Kuopio Kuopio121,557
Satakunta Satakunta7.216,752Pori Pori83,491
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region8.199,604Lahti Lahti120,093
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia9.188,685Seinaejoki Seinäjoki64,743
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa10.180,445Vaasa Vaasa67,631
Lapland Lapland11.177,161Rovaniemi Rovaniemi64,194
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso12.174,167Kouvola Kouvola80,483
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme13.170,925Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna67,994
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala14.161,211Joensuu Joensuu77,266
South Savo Southern Savonia15.142,335Mikkeli Mikkeli52,121
South Karelia South Karelia Region16.127,757Lappeenranta Lappeenranta72,646
Kainuu Kainuu17.72,306Kajaani Kajaani36,498
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa18.68,158Kokkola Kokkola47,915