General info

Entity:
Finland
Capital:
Helsinki
Population (2008-07-01):
5,244,749 (CIA)
Area:
338,145 sq.km.
Country code:
fi
Region:
Northern Europe

Finland

Administrative units

maakunta capital area (sq.km.) population
2003-12-31
admin.		 population
2005-12-31
admin.		 population
2007-12-31
admin.
source: Statistics Finland.
note: Etelä = South; Pohjois = North; Keski = Central; Karjala = Karelia; Pohjanmaa = Ostrobothnia.
note: Åland is an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty.
Åland Maarianhamina 1,552 26,347 26,766 27,153
Central Finland Region Jyväskylä 19,386 266,082 267,902 270,701
Central Ostrobothnia Region Kokkola 5,474 70,584 70,696 70,964
Etelä-Savo Region Mikkeli 19,181 162,296 160,507 157,862
Itä-Uusimaa Region Porvoo 2,823 91,689 92,933 94,755
Kainuu Region Kajaani 24,452 86,573 85,303 83,779
Kanta-Häme Region Hämeenlinna 5,707 166,648 168,381 171,449
Kymenlaakso Region Kotka 5,588 185,662 185,196 183,564
Lapland Region Rovaniemi 98,946 186,917 185,800 184,390
North Karelia Region Joensuu 21,585 169,129 168,322 166,744
North Ostrobothnia Region Oulu 37,120 371,931 378,006 383,411
Ostrobothnia Region Vaasa 7,848 173,111 173,627 174,987
Päijät-Häme Region Lahti 6,257 198,434 198,975 200,061
Pirkanmaa Region Tampere 14,668 457,317 468,986 476,631
Pohjois-Savo Region Kuopio 19,954 251,356 250,064 248,872
Satakunta Region Pori 8,746 234,777 229,966 228,431
South Karelia Region Lappeenranta 7,236 136,301 135,604 134,716
South Ostrobothnia Region Seinäjoki 13,998 193,954 193,812 193,815
Uusimaa Region Helsinki 6,767 1,338,180 1,359,150 1,388,964
Varsinais-Suomi Region Turku 10,855 452,444 455,584 459,235
total   338,145 5,219,732 5,255,580 5,300,484

Main cities

name population
1999-12-31
admin.		 population
2003-12-31
admin.		 population
2007-12-31
admin.
Helsinki 559,330 560,905 568,531
Espoo 224,231 231,704 238,047
Tampere 200,966 204,337 207,866
Vantaa 184,039 187,281 192,522
Turku 175,059 174,868 175,286
Oulu 125,928 128,962 131,585
Lahti 98,253 98,413 99,308
Kuopio 88,250 90,726 91,320
Jyväskylä 82,409 84,434 85,402
Pori 76,189 76,144 76,255
Lappeenranta 58,897 59,073 59,286
Rovaniemi 56,955 57,835 58,825
Vaasa 56,953 57,241 57,998
Joensuu 52,659 57,858 57,677
Kotka 54,618 54,838 54,679
source: Statistics Finland.
note: numbers based on municipalities.