List of urban areas in Finland by population

This is a list of urban areas in Finland by population, with the 100 largest localities or urban areas in Finland in 2013. The list is based on data from Statistics Finland that defines an urban area as a cluster of buildings with at least 200 inhabitants where the distance between buildings does not exceed 200 metres.^[1]

Rank	Urban area	Population	Area (km²)	Density (Pop. per km²)
1	Helsinki	1,176,976	640.46	1,837.7
2	Tampere	317,316	265.86	1,193.5
3	Turku	254,671	254.62	1,000.2
4	Oulu	188,279	192.07	980.3
5	Jyväskylä	117,974	99.25	1,188.7
6	Lahti	116,549	108.61	1,073.1
7	Pori	84,442	120.01	703.6
8	Kuopio	83,454	46.07	1,811.5
9	Vaasa	65,414	66.65	981.5
10	Joensuu	64,108	68.57	934.9
11	Lappeenranta	54,567	54.09	1,008.8
12	Kotka	52,922	68.87	768.4
13	Rovaniemi	50,842	55.70	912.8
14	Kouvola	49,813	61.18	814.2
15	Hämeenlinna	49,462	46.33	1,067.6
16	Seinäjoki	46,639	52.78	883.6
17	Hyvinkää	42,364	34.75	1,219.1
18	Porvoo	36,968	47.24	782.6
19	Mikkeli	35,967	35.59	1,010.6
20	Kokkola	35,587	46.26	769.3
21	Rauma	33,533	51.57	650.2
22	Lohja	33,484	43.83	764.0
23	Kajaani	30,484	27.90	1,092.6
24	Salo	30,444	37.64	808.8
25	Imatra	29,124	54.68	532.6
26	Riihimäki	28,065	28.60	981.3
27	Kemi	27,973	49.23	568.2
28	Savonlinna	23,135	22.67	1,020.5
29	Forssa	22,048	36.67	601.3
30	Jakobstad	20,976	26.86	780.9
31	Varkaus	20,275	31.75	638.6
32	Kirkkonummi	19,292	35.97	536.3
33	Raahe	19,194	39.90	481.1
34	Tornio	17,196	34.83	493.7
35	Valkeakoski	17,141	19.23	891.4
36	Hamina	16,131	34.81	463.4
37	Iisalmi	15,612	18.48	844.8
38	Heinola	15,070	16.29	925.1
39	Pieksämäki	13,889	18.01	771.2
40	Jämsä	13,605	30.57	445.0
41	Mariehamn	13,357	18.81	710.1
42	Nummela	13,275	18.66	711.4
43	Nastola	12,285	23.71	518.1
44	Ylivieska	11,721	26.59	440.8
45	Siilinjärvi	11,341	21.74	521.7
46	Mäntsälä	10,992	16.92	649.6
47	Lapua	10,548	26.28	401.4
48	Vammala	10,289	18.20	565.3
49	Uusikaupunki	10,029	17.46	574.4
50	Pargas	9,667	26.17	369.4
51	Orimattila	9,192	16.69	550.7
52	Loimaa	9,007	17.52	514.1
53	Äänekoski	8,962	10.28	871.8
54	Kauhajoki	8,946	32.20	277.8
55	Ekenäs	8,756	11.96	732.1
56	Kuusamo	8,726	16.03	544.4
57	Toijala	8,376	15.68	534.2
58	Hanko	8,273	13.63	607.0
59	Mänttä	8,240	17.80	462.9
60	Paimio	8,162	16.09	507.3
61	Karis	8,061	13.93	578.7
62	Kankaanpää	7,933	15.02	528.2
63	Lieksa	7,822	15.09	518.4
64	Turenki	7,804	13.72	568.8
65	Karkkila	7,627	15.29	498.8
66	Söderkulla	7,622	35.83	212.7
67	Laukaa	7,611	17.72	429.5
68	Ilmajoki	7,452	33.98	219.3
69	Loviisa	7,231	12.63	572.5
70	Nurmijärvi	7,127	10.19	699.4
71	Muurame	7,025	12.40	566.5
72	Joutseno	6,992	15.77	443.4
73	Muhos	6,926	23.85	290.4
74	Kyröskoski	6,830	16.22	421.1
75	Kyläsaari	6,791	18.20	373.1
76	Lauttakylä	6,743	20.71	325.6
77	Parola	6,711	15.98	420.0
78	Eura	6,645	21.26	312.6
79	Kalajoki	6,515	21.31	305.7
80	Laihia	6,508	22.75	286.1
81	Veikkola	6,500	19.64	331.0
82	Keuruu	6,329	8.42	751.7
83	Iin Hamina	6,312	19.80	318.8
84	Orivesi	6,310	13.71	460.2
85	Rajamäki	6,295	13.16	478.3
86	Jokela	6,225	8.81	706.6
87	Myllykoski	6,219	16.04	387.7
88	Kurikka	6,198	20.21	306.7
89	Vuokatti	6,187	12.28	503.8
90	Jokela (Kouvola)	6,014	10.67	563.6
91	Kuhmo	5,827	9.00	647.4
92	Kauhava	5,629	19.88	283.1
93	Oulainen	5,626	13.68	411.3
94	Viiala	5,507	11.58	475.6
95	Toivala-Vuorela	5,452	9.27	588.1
96	Nivala	5,429	17.12	317.1
97	Kiiminki	5,412	14.46	374.3
98	Suonenjoki	5,356	12.06	444.1
99	Nurmes	5,348	12.34	433.4
100	Inkeroinen	5,335	13.35	399.6

See also

• List of cities and towns in Finland
• List of Finnish municipalities by population
• List of urban areas in the Nordic countries

References

1. Statistics Finland - Urban settlements by population and population density, 31 Dec 2012