This is a list of urban areas in Finland by population, with the 100 largest localities or
urban areas in Finland
An urban area in Finland is defined as a cluster of dwellings with at least 200 inhabitants. The Finnish term for this is a ''taajama'' ( sv, tätort). Because of the strict definition of a ''taajama'', these areas exist both inside and outside o ...
on 31 December 2019.
[ The list is based on data from ]Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland ( fi, Tilastokeskus, sv, Statistikcentralen) is the national statistical institution in Finland, established in 1865 to serve as an information service and to provide statistics and expertise in the statistical sciences. The i ...
that defines an urban area as a cluster of dwellings with at least 200 inhabitants.[
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See also
* Urban areas in Finland
An urban area in Finland is defined as a cluster of dwellings with at least 200 inhabitants. The Finnish term for this is a ''taajama'' ( sv, tätort). Because of the strict definition of a ''taajama'', these areas exist both inside and outside o ...
* List of cities and towns in Finland
The following is a list of cities in Finland. In the year 1977, the legal difference between towns and municipalities was removed. Today they are all classified as municipalities, some of which are commonly referred to as cities ''(kaupunki'' in ...
* List of Finnish municipalities by population
This is a listing in alphabetical order of the 309 Municipalities of Finland, municipalities in Finland as of 2021. Note that there are 114 municipalities that have both a Finnish language, Finnish and a Finland Swedish, Swedish name. Those munic ...
* List of urban areas in the Nordic countries
This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each country's statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term ''tätort'' (urban settlement), Statistics ...
References
{{50 most populous Nordic urban settlements
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
Cities and towns in Finland
Finland
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