List of municipalities of Finland

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

Notes

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

References

  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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