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
Central Finland Mellersta Finland1.275,104Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä144,477
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa2.68,158Kokkola Kokkola47,915
Kainuu Kainuu3.72,306Kajaani Kajaani36,498
Kanta-Haeme Kanta-Häme4.170,925Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna67,994
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso5.174,167Kouvola Kouvola80,483
Lapland Lapland6.177,161Rovaniemi Rovaniemi64,194
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala7.161,211Joensuu Joensuu77,266
North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa8.412,830Oulu Oulu209,648
North Savo Pohjois-Savo9.244,236Kuopio Kuopio121,557
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa10.180,445Vaasa Vaasa67,631
Paijat-Hame Paijat-Hame Region11.199,604Lahti Lahti120,093
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa12.529,100Tampere Tampere244,315
Satakunta Satakunta13.216,752Pori Pori83,491
South Karelia South Karelia Region14.127,757Lappeenranta Lappeenranta72,646
South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia15.188,685Seinaejoki Seinäjoki64,743
South Savo Southern Savonia16.142,335Mikkeli Mikkeli52,121
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi17.481,403Turku Turku195,301
Uusimaa Uusimaa18.1,723,000Helsinki Helsinki658,864