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The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.[a] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, [1] and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. [2]
When Finland became a Grand Duchy of Finland, an autonomous state under the rule of the Russian Empire, Helsinki was known as Gel'singfors (Гельсингфорс) in Russian, because the main and official language of Grand Duchy of Finland was Swedish. In Helsinki slang, the city is called Stadi (from the Swedish word stad, meaning 'city').
This is a list of urban areas in Finland by population, with the 100 largest localities or urban areas in Finland on 31 December 2019. [1] The list is based on data from Statistics Finland that defines an urban area as a cluster of dwellings with at least 200 inhabitants. [2]
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.
The city manager of Helsinki is called ylipormestari / överborgmästare "Lord Mayor" for historical reasons. There were previously no mayors in Finland, but after a change in law, Tampere was first city to elect a mayor (pormestari / borgmästare) in 2007. The mayor is not, however, currently elected directly, but by the municipal council.
In Finland, cities refers to municipalities using the name of a city or of an urban area. [ 1 ] Historically, cities have been distinguished from rural areas on the basis of local autonomy and different legislation, [ 2 ] with the Civil Code of 1734 being the first legislation to apply to all settlements and people. [ 3 ]
Finland covers a total area of 338,145 square kilometres (130,559 sq mi), including a land area of 303,815 square kilometres (117,304 sq mi), [4] and has a population of 5.6 million. [10] Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns.
This category contains articles relating to cities and towns in Finland Subcategories ... Categories by city in Finland (16 C) A. Äänekoski (2 C, 7 P) Akaa (2 C, 7 P)