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