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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]
This is a list of municipalities in Finland.There are a total of 309 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.
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]
The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called cities or towns (Finnish: kaupunki; Swedish: stad). Municipalities have the right to levy a flat percentual income tax, which is between 16 and 22 percent, and they provide two thirds of public services ...
List of cities and towns in Finland; List of urban areas in the Nordic countries; A. Äänekoski; ... List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland; U. Uleåborg ...
This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. Urban areas in the Nordic countries are measured at national level, independently by each country's statistical office. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Finland also uses tätort in Swedish and taajama in Finnish, Statistics Denmark uses ...
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]
List of cities and towns in Finland; F. ... List of urban areas in Finland by population; List of urban areas in the Nordic countries; List of Finnish utopian communities