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Finland is divided into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta; Swedish: landskap) [a] which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils.
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]
Municipalities and regions map of Finland (2007). Black borders refer to municipalities, red to regions. Municipalities (which may also call themselves towns or cities) account for half of public spending. Spending is financed by municipal income tax, state subsidies, and other revenue.
The municipalities (Finnish: kunta; Swedish: kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called cities or towns ...
Finnish and Swedish names Residence city Largest city Population (2003) Area (km²) Merged Provinces (1997) Map 1: Western Finland: Länsi-Suomen lääni Västra Finlands län Turku Åbo: Tampere: 1,848,269: 74,185: Vaasa, Turku and Pori, Central Finland, Tavastia: 2: Southern Finland: Etelä-Suomen lääni Södra Finlands län Hämeenlinna ...
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 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.
Boundaries, rivers, roads, and railroads are based on a 1996 CIA map (File:Finland 1996 CIA map.jpg), with some revisions by me. Coordinates of cities and municipalities not on the CIA map are from Finnish Wikipedia articles. Not all municipalities were included for visual reasons.