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List of municipalities of Finland

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This is a list of municipalities in Finland. There are a total of 308 municipalities, of which 114 have both a Finnish and a Swedish name.[1] These municipalities are listed by the name in the local majority language, with the name in the other national language provided in parentheses. Finnish is the majority language in 99 of these 114 municipalities, while Swedish is the majority language in the remaining 15 municipalities. The four municipalities that are wholly or partly within the Sami native region have their names also given in the local Sami languages.[note 1]

Municipality Administrative
center
Location
on map
Land area
(km2)[2]
Population
(2025-12-31)[3]
Density
(/km2)
Finland total 303,963 5,652,881 18.6
Akaa
(Swedish: Ackas)
Toijala Image 293 16,429 56.0
Alajärvi Alajärvi Image 1,009 8,982 8.9
Alavieska Alavieska Image 252 2,384 9.5
Alavus
(Swedish: Alavo)
Alavus Image 1,087 10,634 9.8
Asikkala Vääksy Image 563 7,841 13.9
Askola Askola Image 212 4,677 22.0
Aura Aura Image 95 3,937 41.4
Brändö Åva Image 108 430 4.0
Eckerö Eckerö (Överby) Image 108 961 8.9
Enonkoski Enonkoski Image 306 1,273 4.2
Enontekiö
(Northern Sami: Eanodat, Swedish: Enontekis)
Hetta Image 7,953 1,769 0.2
Espoo
(Swedish: Esbo)
Espoon keskus Image 312 325,716 1,042.8
Eura Eura Image 579 11,005 19.0
Eurajoki
(Swedish: Euraåminne)
Eurajoki Image 515 8,920 17.3
Evijärvi Evijärvi Image 354 2,267 6.4
Finström Godby Image 123 2,625 21.3
Forssa Forssa Image 249 16,307 65.5
Föglö Föglö (Degerby) Image 135 512 3.8
Geta Geta (Vestergeta) Image 85 512 6.1
Haapajärvi Haapajärvi Image 766 6,441 8.4
Haapavesi Haapavesi Image 1,050 6,298 6.0
Hailuoto
(Swedish: Karlö)
Hailuoto Image 206 912 4.4
Halsua
(Swedish: Halso)
Halsua Image 413 975 2.4
Hamina
(Swedish: Fredrikshamn)
Hamina Image 610 19,113 31.3
Hammarland Hammarland (Kattby) Image 139 1,644 11.9
Hankasalmi Hankasalmi Image 572 4,436 7.8
Hanko
(Swedish: Hangö)
Hanko Image 117 7,620 64.9
Harjavalta Harjavalta Image 123 6,565 53.2
Hartola
(Swedish: Gustav Adolfs)
Hartola Image 543 2,401 4.4
Hattula Parola Image 358 9,346 26.1
Hausjärvi Oitti Image 389 7,862 20.2
Heinola Heinola Image 676 17,694 26.2
Heinävesi Heinävesi Image 1,030 2,888 2.8
Helsinki
(Swedish: Helsingfors)
Helsinki Image 214 694,392 3,238.5
Hirvensalmi Hirvensalmi Image 465 2,023 4.3
Hollola Salpakangas Image 651 22,775 35.0
Huittinen
(Swedish: Vittis)
Huittinen (Lauttakylä) Image 533 9,546 17.9
Humppila Humppila Image 148 2,074 14.0
Hyrynsalmi Hyrynsalmi Image 1,421 1,984 1.4
Hyvinkää
(Swedish: Hyvinge)
Hyvinkää Image 323 47,015 145.7
Hämeenkyrö
(Swedish: Tavastkyro)
Hämeenkyrö Image 464 10,249 22.1
Hämeenlinna
(Swedish: Tavastehus)
Hämeenlinna Image 1,785 68,614 38.4
Ii
(Swedish: Ijo)
Ii (Iin Hamina) Image 1,616 9,755 6.0
Iisalmi
(Swedish: Idensalmi)
Iisalmi Image 763 20,205 26.5
Iitti
(Swedish: Itis)
Kausala Image 590 6,329 10.7
Ikaalinen
(Swedish: Ikalis)
Ikaalinen Image 750 6,704 8.9
Ilmajoki
(Swedish: Ilmola)
Ilmajoki Image 577 12,405 21.5
Ilomantsi
(Swedish: Ilomants)
Ilomantsi Image 2,763 4,293 1.6
Imatra Mansikkala Image 155 24,345 157.1
Inari
(Inari Sami: Aanaar, Skolt Sami: Aanar,
Northern Sami: Anár, Swedish: Enare)
Ivalo Image 15,060 7,244 0.5
Ingå
(Finnish: Inkoo)
Ingå Image 351 5,391 15.4
Isojoki
(Swedish: Storå)
Isojoki Image 642 1,771 2.8
Isokyrö
(Swedish: Storkyro)
Isokyrö Image 354 4,261 12.0
Jakobstad
(Finnish: Pietarsaari)
Jakobstad Image 89 19,657 222.1
Janakkala Turenki Image 547 15,867 29.0
Joensuu Joensuu Image 2,382 79,129 33.2
Jokioinen
(Swedish: Jockis)
Jokioinen Image 180 4,795 26.6
Jomala Jomala (Prästgården) Image 143 5,817 40.8
Joroinen
(Swedish: Jorois)
Joroinen Image 575 4,494 7.8
Joutsa Joutsa Image 867 4,079 4.7
Juuka
(Swedish: Juga)
Juuka Image 1,502 4,059 2.7
Juupajoki Korkeakoski Image 258 1,663 6.4
Juva Juva Image 1,163 5,569 4.8
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Image 1,171 149,895 128.0
Jämijärvi Jämijärvi Image 215 1,663 7.7
Jämsä Jämsä Image 1,571 19,020 12.1
Järvenpää
(Swedish: Träskända)
Järvenpää Image 38 46,944 1,250.5
Kaarina
(Swedish: S:t Karins)
Kaarina Image 151 36,675 243.6
Kaavi Kaavi Image 674 2,547 3.8
Kajaani
(Swedish: Kajana)
Kajaani Image 1,835 36,370 19.8
Kalajoki Kalajoki Image 924 12,155 13.2
Kangasala Kangasala Image 658 34,379 52.2
Kangasniemi Kangasniemi Image 1,069 4,952 4.6
Kankaanpää Kankaanpää Image 1,021 12,508 12.2
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski Image 445 1,137 2.6
Kannus Kannus Image 468 5,246 11.2
Karijoki
(Swedish: Bötom)
Karijoki Image 186 1,134 6.1
Karkkila
(Swedish: Högfors)
Karkkila Image 242 8,274 34.1
Karstula Karstula Image 887 3,514 4.0
Karvia Karvia Image 502 2,133 4.2
Kaskinen
(Swedish: Kaskö)
Kaskinen Image 11 1,248 117.3
Kauhajoki Kauhajoki Image 1,299 12,429 9.6
Kauhava Kauhava Image 1,314 14,909 11.3
Kauniainen
(Swedish: Grankulla)
Kauniainen Image 6 10,318 1,751.8
Kaustinen
(Swedish: Kaustby)
Kaustinen Image 354 4,074 11.5
Keitele Keitele Image 483 1,922 4.0
Kemi Kemi Image 95 19,339 202.8
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi Image 3,504 6,919 2.0
Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) Image 627 7,576 12.1
Kempele Kempele station Image 110 19,702 178.9
Kerava
(Swedish: Kervo)
Kerava Image 31 38,767 1,265.7
Keuruu
(Swedish: Keuru)
Keuruu Image 1,258 9,014 7.2
Kihniö Kihniö Image 357 1,670 4.7
Kimitoön
(Finnish: Kemiönsaari)
Kimito Image 687 6,340 9.2
Kinnula Kinnula Image 460 1,472 3.2
Kirkkonummi
(Swedish: Kyrkslätt)
Kirkkonummi Image 367 41,725 113.8
Kitee
(Swedish: Kides)
Kitee Image 1,254 9,397 7.5
Kittilä Kittilä Image 8,095 6,973 0.9
Kiuruvesi Kiuruvesi Image 1,328 7,255 5.5
Kivijärvi Kivijärvi Image 484 1,001 2.1
Kokemäki
(Swedish: Kumo)
Kokemäki Image 480 6,583 13.7
Kokkola
(Swedish: Karleby)
Kokkola Image 1,446 48,338 33.4
Kolari Kolari Image 2,559 4,001 1.6
Konnevesi Konnevesi Image 513 2,404 4.7
Kontiolahti
(Swedish: Kontiolax)
Kontiolahti Image 800 15,060 18.8
Korsholm
(Finnish: Mustasaari)
Smedsby Image 849 19,792 23.3
Korsnäs Korsnäs Image 236 1,984 8.4
Koski Tl
(Swedish: Koskis)
Koski Image 192 2,144 11.2
Kotka Kotka Image 272 50,029 183.8
Kouvola Kouvola Image 2,558 77,625 30.4
Kristinestad
(Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki)
Kristinestad Image 683 6,113 8.9
Kronoby
(Finnish: Kruunupyy)
Kronoby Image 713 6,268 8.8
Kuhmo Kuhmo Image 4,807 7,300 1.5
Kuhmoinen
(Swedish: Kuhmois)
Kuhmoinen Image 661 1,979 3.0
Kumlinge Kumlinge Image 99 271 2.7
Kuopio Kuopio Image 3,242 126,572 39.0
Kuortane Kuortane Image 462 3,306 7.2
Kurikka Kurikka Image 1,725 19,441 11.3
Kustavi
(Swedish: Gustavs)
Kustavi Image 166 972 5.9
Kuusamo Kuusamo Image 4,979 14,800 3.0
Kyyjärvi Kyyjärvi (Nopola) Image 448 1,129 2.5
Kärkölä Järvelä Image 257 4,052 15.8
Kärsämäki Kärsämäki Image 697 2,324 3.3
Kökar Kökar (Karlby) Image 64 211 3.3
Lahti
(Swedish: Lahtis)
Lahti Image 460 121,832 265.1
Laihia
(Swedish: Laihela)
Laihia Image 505 7,534 14.9
Laitila
(Swedish: Letala)
Laitila Image 532 8,400 15.8
Lapinjärvi
(Swedish: Lappträsk)
Lapinjärvi Image 330 2,430 7.4
Lapinlahti Lapinlahti Image 1,097 8,803 8.0
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi Image 421 2,704 6.4
Lappeenranta
(Swedish: Villmanstrand)
Lappeenranta Image 1,434 73,241 51.1
Lapua
(Swedish: Lappo)
Lapua Image 737 13,927 18.9
Larsmo
(Finnish: Luoto)
Larsmo (Holm) Image 143 5,955 41.7
Laukaa
(Swedish: Laukas)
Laukaa Image 649 18,808 29.0
Lemi Lemi Image 218 2,878 13.2
Lemland Lemland (Söderby) Image 113 2,139 18.9
Lempäälä Lempäälä Image 270 25,041 92.9
Leppävirta Leppävirta Image 1,136 8,924 7.9
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi Image 480 656 1.4
Lieksa Lieksa Image 3,418 9,846 2.9
Lieto
(Swedish: Lundo)
Lieto Image 301 20,732 69.0
Liminka
(Swedish: Limingo)
Liminka Image 637 10,116 15.9
Liperi
(Swedish: Libelits)
Liperi Image 727 11,980 16.5
Lohja
(Swedish: Lojo)
Lohja Image 940 45,435 48.3
Loimaa Loimaa Image 848 15,124 17.8
Loppi Loppi Image 598 7,574 12.7
Loviisa
(Swedish: Lovisa)
Loviisa Image 820 14,196 17.3
Luhanka Luhanka Image 215 695 3.2
Lumijoki Lumijoki Image 214 2,018 9.4
Lumparland Lumparland (Klemetsby) Image 36 371 10.2
Luumäki Taavetti Image 750 4,304 5.7
Malax
(Finnish: Maalahti)
Malax Image 522 5,392 10.3
Mariehamn
(Finnish: Maarianhamina)
Mariehamn Image 12 11,957 1,012.4
Marttila
(Swedish: S:t Mårtens)
Marttila Image 195 1,890 9.7
Masku Masku Image 175 9,612 55.0
Merijärvi Merijärvi Image 230 1,031 4.5
Merikarvia
(Swedish: Sastmola)
Merikarvia Image 446 2,834 6.4
Miehikkälä Miehikkälä Image 423 1,664 3.9
Mikkeli
(Swedish: S:t Michel)
Mikkeli Image 2,548 51,551 20.2
Muhos Muhos Image 785 8,767 11.2
Multia Multia Image 733 1,386 1.9
Muonio Muonio Image 1,904 2,323 1.2
Muurame Muurame Image 144 10,646 73.9
Mynämäki
(Swedish: Virmo)
Mynämäki Image 520 7,424 14.3
Myrskylä
(Swedish: Mörskom)
Myrskylä Image 200 1,692 8.4
Mäntsälä Mäntsälä Image 581 20,861 35.9
Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä Image 535 9,109 17.0
Mäntyharju Mäntyharju Image 981 7,034 7.2
Naantali
(Swedish: Nådendal)
Naantali Image 313 20,390 65.2
Nakkila Nakkila Image 183 4,890 26.7
Nivala Nivala Image 527 10,300 19.5
Nokia Nokia Image 288 36,571 126.9
Nousiainen
(Swedish: Nousis)
Nousiainen (Nummi) Image 199 4,667 23.5
Nurmes Nurmes Image 2,401 8,760 3.6
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi Image 362 45,333 125.3
Nykarleby
(Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy)
Nykarleby Image 733 7,391 10.1
Närpes
(Finnish: Närpiö)
Närpes Image 978 9,538 9.8
Orimattila Orimattila Image 785 15,575 19.8
Oripää Oripää Image 118 1,264 10.7
Orivesi Orivesi Image 800 8,858 11.1
Oulainen Oulainen Image 588 6,832 11.6
Oulu
(Swedish: Uleåborg)
Oulu Image 2,972 217,469 73.2
Outokumpu Outokumpu Image 446 6,365 14.3
Padasjoki Padasjoki Image 523 2,656 5.1
Paimio
(Swedish: Pemar)
Paimio (Vista) Image 239 11,284 47.3
Paltamo Paltamo Image 919 2,941 3.2
Pargas
(Finnish: Parainen)
Pargas Image 884 14,712 16.6
Parikkala Parikkala Image 592 4,235 7.2
Parkano Parkano Image 853 6,011 7.0
Pedersöre
(Finnish: Pedersören kunta)
Bennäs Image 794 11,289 14.2
Pelkosenniemi Pelkosenniemi Image 1,836 932 0.5
Pello Pello Image 1,738 3,146 1.8
Perho Perho Image 748 2,547 3.4
Petäjävesi Petäjävesi Image 456 3,511 7.7
Pieksämäki Pieksämäki Image 1,569 17,124 10.9
Pielavesi Pielavesi Image 1,153 3,873 3.4
Pihtipudas Pihtipudas Image 1,075 3,676 3.4
Pirkkala
(Swedish: Birkala)
Pirkkala (Naistenmatka)Image 81 21,373 262.5
Polvijärvi Polvijärvi Image 805 3,942 4.9
Pomarkku
(Swedish: Påmark)
Pomarkku Image 301 1,893 6.3
Pori
(Swedish: Björneborg)
Pori Image 1,156 83,010 71.8
Pornainen
(Swedish: Borgnäs)
Pornainen (Kirveskoski) Image 147 4,919 33.6
Porvoo
(Swedish: Borgå)
Porvoo Image 655 51,863 79.2
Posio Posio (Ahola) Image 3,040 2,826 0.9
Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi (Kurenalus) Image 5,639 7,168 1.3
Pukkila Pukkila Image 145 1,720 11.9
Punkalaidun Punkalaidun Image 361 2,546 7.1
Puolanka Puolanka Image 2,461 2,322 0.9
Puumala Puumala Image 794 2,081 2.6
Pyhtää
(Swedish: Pyttis)
Siltakylä Image 325 5,016 15.5
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki Image 543 2,938 5.4
Pyhäjärvi Pyhäsalmi Image 1,310 4,551 3.5
Pyhäntä Pyhäntä Image 810 1,678 2.1
Pyhäranta Pyhäranta Image 144 1,892 13.2
Pälkäne Pälkäne (Onkkaala) Image 561 6,146 11.0
Pöytyä Kyrö and Riihikoski Image 750 7,903 10.5
Raahe
(Swedish: Brahestad)
Raahe Image 1,014 23,413 23.1
Raisio
(Swedish: Reso)
Raisio Image 49 26,036 534.0
Rantasalmi Rantasalmi Image 560 3,219 5.8
Ranua Ranua Image 3,454 3,530 1.0
Raseborg
(Finnish: Raasepori)
Ekenäs Image 1,149 26,856 23.4
Rauma
(Swedish: Raumo)
Rauma Image 496 38,773 78.1
Rautalampi Rautalampi Image 539 2,928 5.4
Rautavaara Rautavaara Image 1,151 1,398 1.2
Rautjärvi Simpele Image 351 2,888 8.2
Reisjärvi Reisjärvi Image 474 2,476 5.2
Riihimäki RiihimäkiImage 121 28,555 236.0
Ristijärvi Ristijärvi Image 836 1,158 1.4
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi Image 7,582 66,191 8.7
Ruokolahti
(Swedish: Ruokolax)
Ruokolahti (Rasila) Image 942 4,679 5.0
Ruovesi Ruovesi Image 777 3,995 5.1
Rusko Rusko Image 127 6,381 50.2
Rääkkylä Rääkkylä Image 428 1,830 4.3
Saarijärvi Saarijärvi Image 1,252 8,763 7.0
Salla Salla Image 5,730 3,231 0.6
Salo Salo Image 1,987 50,339 25.3
Saltvik Ödkarby and Nääs Image 152 1,802 11.8
Sastamala Sastamala (Vammala) Image 1,429 23,332 16.3
Sauvo
(Swedish: Sagu)
Sauvo Image 253 2,957 11.7
Savitaipale Savitaipale Image 539 3,094 5.7
Savonlinna
(Swedish: Nyslott)
Savonlinna Image 2,238 31,008 13.9
Savukoski Savukoski Image 6,440 974 0.2
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki Image 1,432 67,283 47.0
Sievi Sievi Image 786 4,585 5.8
Siikainen
(Swedish: Siikais)
Siikainen Image 463 1,229 2.7
Siikajoki Ruukki Image 1,055 4,723 4.5
Siikalatva Pulkkila Image 2,173 4,861 2.2
Siilinjärvi Siilinjärvi Image 401 21,348 53.2
Simo Simo Image 1,446 2,701 1.9
Sipoo
(Swedish: Sibbo)
Nikkilä Image 340 23,006 67.7
Siuntio
(Swedish: Sjundeå)
Siuntio Image 241 6,192 25.7
Sodankylä
(Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Sodankylä Image 11,693 8,095 0.7
Soini Soini Image 552 1,772 3.2
Somero Somero Image 668 8,339 12.5
Sonkajärvi Sonkajärvi Image 1,466 3,521 2.4
Sotkamo Sotkamo Image 2,649 10,161 3.8
Sottunga Sottunga Image 28 101 3.6
Sulkava Sulkava Image 584 2,310 4.0
Sund Sund (Björby) Image 108 1,018 9.4
Suomussalmi Suomussalmi (Ämmänsaari) Image 5,270 6,957 1.3
Suonenjoki Suonenjoki Image 714 6,549 9.2
Sysmä Sysmä Image 667 3,367 5.0
Säkylä Säkylä Image 407 6,221 15.3
Taipalsaari Taipalsaari Image 345 4,574 13.3
Taivalkoski Taivalkoski Image 2,438 3,555 1.5
Taivassalo
(Swedish: Tövsala)
Taivassalo Image 140 1,707 12.2
Tammela Tammela Image 641 5,777 9.0
Tampere
(Swedish: Tammerfors)
TampereImage 525 263,337 501.7
Tervo Tervo Image 348 1,388 4.0
Tervola Tervola Image 1,560 2,837 1.8
Teuva
(Swedish: Östermark)
Teuva Image 555 4,574 8.2
Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi (Kemie) Image 838 3,869 4.6
Toholampi Toholampi Image 609 2,750 4.5
Toivakka Toivakka Image 361 2,307 6.4
Tornio
(Swedish: Torneå)
Tornio Image 1,189 20,823 17.5
Turku
(Swedish: Åbo)
Turku Image 246 209,633 853.5
Tuusniemi Tuusniemi Image 543 2,270 4.2
Tuusula
(Swedish: Tusby)
Hyrylä Image 220 42,479 193.5
Tyrnävä Tyrnävä Image 492 6,470 13.2
Ulvila
(Swedish: Ulvsby)
Vanhakylä Image 401 12,339 30.8
Urjala Urjala Image 476 4,440 9.3
Utajärvi Utajärvi Image 1,669 2,399 1.4
Utsjoki
(Northern Sami: Ohcejohka)
Utsjoki Image 5,147 1,112 0.2
Uurainen Uurainen Image 348 3,651 10.5
Uusikaupunki
(Swedish: Nystad)
Uusikaupunki Image 503 14,783 29.4
Vaala Vaala Image 1,302 2,544 2.0
Vaasa
(Swedish: Vasa)
Vaasa Image 365 71,209 195.2
Valkeakoski Valkeakoski Image 272 20,762 76.3
Vantaa
(Swedish: Vanda)
Tikkurila Image 238 252,956 1,061.1
Varkaus Varkaus Image 386 19,433 50.4
Vehmaa
(Swedish: Vemo)
Vinkkilä Image 189 2,263 12.0
Vesanto Vesanto Image 423 1,787 4.2
Vesilahti Vesilahti Image 301 4,532 15.1
Veteli
(Swedish: Vetil)
Veteli Image 502 2,912 5.8
Vieremä Vieremä Image 925 3,295 3.6
Vihti
(Swedish: Vichtis)
Nummela Image 522 28,852 55.3
Viitasaari Viitasaari Image 1,249 5,695 4.6
Vimpeli
(Swedish: Vindala)
Vimpeli Image 287 2,554 8.9
Virolahti
(Swedish: Vederlax)
Virojoki Image 372 2,751 7.4
Virrat
(Swedish: Virdois)
Virrat Image 1,163 6,126 5.3
Vårdö Vårdö Image 102 465 4.6
Vörå
(Finnish: Vöyri)
Vörå Image 782 6,185 7.9
Ylitornio
(Swedish: Övertorneå)
Ylitornio Image 2,029 3,673 1.8
Ylivieska Ylivieska Image 570 15,274 26.8
Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi Image 1,116 33,658 30.2
Ypäjä Ypäjä Image 183 2,186 12.0
Ähtäri
(Swedish: Etseri)
Ähtäri Image 806 5,121 6.4
Äänekoski Äänekoski Image 885 17,492 19.8

Notes

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  1. ↑ Inari Sami, Skolt Sami and Northern Sami in the case of Inari; only Northern Sami in the other cases.

References

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  1. ↑ "Municipal key figures / With the 2021 regional division / Municipal key figures". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2022". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
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