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 statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Finland uses also tätort in Swedish and taajama in Finnish, Statistics Denmark uses byområde (city), while Statistics Norway uses tettsted (urban settlement). The statistical definition is agreed upon in the Nordic countries:[1] a continuous built-up area whose population is at least 200 inhabitants and where the maximum distance between residences is 200 metres; discounting roads, parking spaces, parks, sports grounds and cemeteries – without regard to the ward, municipal or county boundaries.[1][2] This could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.

List

Rank City / urban settlement Population Notes Image
1 Sweden Stockholm 1,372,565 Capital of Sweden. Municipality: 909,976. The Stockholm urban area, Urban Stockholm, or Tätorten Stockholm as it is called in Swedish, consists of the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Sundbyberg, as well as parts of Botkyrka, Danderyd, Haninge, Huddinge, Järfälla, Nacka, Sollentuna, Tyresö municipalities. Metropolitan area, Metropolitan Stockholm or Stor-Stockholm, 2,192,433 (2014).
2 Denmark Copenhagen 1,246,611[3] Capital of Denmark. Municipality: 569,557. Urban Copenhagen, or Hovedstadsområdet (capital area) as it is also called in Danish, consists of the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk, as well as parts of the Ballerup, Rudersdal, Furesø, Ishøj and Greve municipalities. For the metropolitan area, Copenhagen metropolitan area or Hovedstadsregionen, 1,969,941 (2014) and for the Oresund Region circa 3,500,000.
3 Finland Helsinki 1,176,974[4] Capital of Finland. Municipality: 605,022. Urban Helsinki, or Helsingin kaupunkialue as it is called in Finnish, is defined by Statistics Finland. At minimum it includes most of the neighbouring municipalities Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. For the Greater Helsinki area: 1,360,232.
4 Norway Oslo 942,084[5] Capital of Norway. Municipality: 647,676. The Greater Oslo Region metropolitan area has a population of 1,546,706. Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Bærum, Asker, Skedsmo, Lørenskog and Oppegård in their entirety, as well as parts of Røyken, Sørum, Nittedal, Rælingen and Ski. It is the fastest growing capital city in Europe.[6]
5 Sweden Gothenburg 549,839 Municipality: 536,790. For the official statistical entity Storgöteborg (Gothenburg Metropolitan Area): 964,323
6 Finland Tampere 317,316[4] Municipality: 217,767. Eurostats population size for Tampere is 369,525.[7]
7 Sweden Malmö 280,415 Municipality: 307,600. For the official statistical entity Stormalmö (Malmö Metropolitan Area): 658,704 and for the Oresund Region circa 3,500,000
8 Denmark Aarhus 264,716[8] Municipality: 330,639.[9] Which is a part of the East Jylland region with a population of 1,279,492. Eurostats population size for Aarhus is 845,971.[7]
9 Finland Turku 254,671[4] Municipality: 180,546.
10 Norway Bergen 247,731[5] Municipality: 267,150. Metropolitan area: 377,116.
11 Norway Stavanger 203,771[5] Municipality: 128,830. Metropolitan area: 297,569.

Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola.
12 Iceland Reykjavík 201,049 Capital of Iceland. Municipality: 118,898. Includes the neighbouring municipalities Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Mosfellsbær, Seltjarnarnes and Álftanes. Metropolitan area: 220,000 – 240,000 (30 minute / 1 hour commute)[10] (2011).
13 Finland Oulu 188,279[4] Municipality: 191,237
14 Denmark Odense 172,512[11] Municipality: 195,797
15 Norway Trondheim 169,972[5] Municipality: 180,280. Metropolitan area: 274,958.
16 Sweden Uppsala 140,454 Municipality: 197,787
17 Denmark Aalborg 130,853[11] Includes Nørresundby; Municipality: 205,809
18 Finland Jyväskylä 117,974[4] Municipality: 134,756
19 Finland Lahti 116,549[4] Municipality: 103,187
20 Sweden Västerås 110,877 Municipality: 137,207
21 Norway Drammen 110,503[5] Includes the neighbouring municipality Nedre Eiker in its entirety, as well as parts of Øvre Eiker, Lier and Røyken.
22 Sweden Örebro 107,038 Municipality: 135,460
23 Norway Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg 106,758[5] Fredrikstad with 61,264 inhabitants and Sarpsborg with 44,281 have grown together, to form an urban area known as "Nedre Glommaregionen" (the Lower Glomma Region – The cities are placed along the outlet of the river Glomma, hence the name).
24 Sweden Linköping 104,232 Municipality: 146,416
25 Sweden Helsingborg 97,122 Municipality: 129,177
26 Norway Porsgrunn/Skien 90,621[5] Includes the neighbouring municipalities of Porsgrunn and Skien in its entirety, as well as a part of Bamble.
27 Sweden Jönköping 89,396 Municipality: 127,382
28 Sweden Norrköping 87,247 Municipality: 130,050
29 Finland Pori 84,442[4] Municipality: 83,473
30 Finland Kuopio 83,454[4] Municipality: 105,229
31 Sweden Lund 82,800 Municipality: 110,488
32 Sweden Umeå 79,594 Municipality: 115,473
33 Denmark Esbjerg 71,618 Municipality: 115,095
34 Sweden Gävle 71,033 Municipality: 95,055
35 Sweden Borås 66,273 Municipality: 103,294
36 Finland Vaasa 65,414[4] Municipality: 66,401
37 Sweden Eskilstuna 64,679 Municipality: 96,311
38 Sweden Södertälje 64,619 Municipality: 86,246
39 Finland Joensuu 64,108[4] Municipality: 74,457
40 Sweden Karlstad 61,685 Municipality: 85,753
41 Sweden Täby 61,272 Municipality: 63,789
42 Denmark Randers 61,163 Municipality: 96,343
43 Sweden Växjö 60,887 Municipality: 83,005
44 Norway Kristiansand 58,662[5] Municipality: 78,320
45 Sweden Halmstad 58,577 Municipality: 91,800
46 Denmark Kolding 58,021 Municipality: 90,066
47 Denmark Horsens 55,884 Municipality: 85,662
48 Finland Lappeenranta 54,567[4] Municipality: 72,748
49 Denmark Vejle 53,230 Municipality: 109,652
50 Finland Kotka 52,922[4] Municipality: 54,845
51 Finland Rovaniemi 50,842[4] Municipality: 61,166
52 Sweden Sundsvall 50,712 Municipality: 96,977

Note that the population numbers from the different countries are from different years, as Statistics Norway and Statistics Denmark release the statistic yearly (albeit at different times of the year), Statistics Sweden only release the figures every five years. The Norwegian data is from 2013,[5] the Danish data is from 2014,[12] the Swedish is from 2010[13] and the Finnish is from 2012.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Nationalencyklopedin - Tätort". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 21 July 2014. Translation: 'a for the Nordic countries shared statistical definition of built-up area with at least 200 residents, not more than 200 m between each other (without regard to the ward, municipal or county boundaries)'
  2. ↑ "Localities 2010: Population, age and gender" (PDF) (in Swedish and English). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 21 July 2014. A densely built area includes any cluster of buildings with at least 200 inhabitants, unless the distance between the houses exceeds 200 metres. However, the distance may exceed 200 metres if the cluster of buildings is situated within the area of influence of a larger locality. [...] Even if the distance between buildings exceeds 200 metres, the locality should not be divided if the area between the buildings is used for public purposes such as roads, parking spaces, parks, sports grounds and cemeteries. The same applies to undeveloped areas such as storage sites, railways and docks.page=21
  3. ↑ http://www.statistikbanken.dk (BEF44)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Urban settlements by population and population density, 31 Dec 2012
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Citypopulation Norway
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25722053
  7. 1 2 http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en
  8. ↑ http://www.statbank.dk/BY1
  9. ↑ http://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1680
  10. ↑ http://www.statice.is/Statistics/Population/Urban-nuclei-and-zip-codes
  11. 1 2 http://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?Maintable=BEF44&PLanguage=1
  12. ↑ Citypopulation DENMARK: Major Cities
  13. ↑ Citypopulation SWEDEN
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