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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 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]
In 2010, Finland changed its definition. This means that, according to official statistics, the land area covered by urban areas is three times larger in Finland than in Norway, although the total urban population is about the same ( ssb.no ).
The areas of the municipalities vary, as the population is the primary criterion for forming a municipality. The largest municipalities in size are found in Lapland, of which the largest is Inari at 17,333.65 km 2 (6,692.56 sq mi) (130 km square). The smallest municipalities are very small towns.
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.
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.
Finland: 321,031 [5] 312.35 [6] 1,006 Bergen Norway: 291,189 [3] 445.14 [4] 654 Tampere Finland: 260,358 [5] 524.89 [6] 486 Vantaa Finland: 251,405 [5] 238.38 [6] 1,038 Uppsala Sweden: 245,663 [1] 2,182.80 [2] 113 Aalborg Denmark: 222,571 [7] 1,137.30 [8] 196 Oulu Finland: 216,194 [5] 2,972.44 [6] 72 Trondheim Norway: 214,093 [3] 323.01 [4] 663 ...
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]
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