Municipalities of Finland map & data
Finland has 336 municipalities in this layer, spread over 19 regions. The most are in Northern Ostrobothnia (34), Finland Proper (30) and Åland Islands (29). The largest include Inari, Sodankylä and Enontekiö.
Municipalities by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ostrobothnia | 34 | 10% |
| Finland Proper | 30 | 8.9% |
| Åland Islands | 29 | 8.6% |
| Uusimaa | 26 | 7.7% |
| Pirkanmaa | 24 | 7.1% |
| Central Finland | 23 | 6.8% |
| South Ostrobothnia | 21 | 6.3% |
| Lapland | 21 | 6.3% |
| Northern Savonia | 19 | 5.7% |
| Satakunta | 16 | 4.8% |
| Ostrobothnia | 15 | 4.5% |
| Southern Savonia | 13 | 3.9% |
| North Karelia | 12 | 3.6% |
| Tavastia Proper | 11 | 3.3% |
| Päijät-Häme | 10 | 3.0% |
| Kainuu | 9 | 2.7% |
| South Karelia | 9 | 2.7% |
| Keski-Pohjanmaa | 8 | 2.4% |
| Kymenlaakso | 6 | 1.8% |
Largest municipalities in Finland
- InariLapland · 17,361 km²
- SodankyläLapland · 12,512.2 km²
- EnontekiöLapland · 8,372.3 km²
- KittiläLapland · 8,218.1 km²
- RovaniemiLapland · pop. 65329 · 8,010.8 km²
- SavukoskiLapland · 6,506 km²
- PudasjärviNorthern Ostrobothnia · 5,819.4 km²
- SuomussalmiKainuu · 5,805.1 km²
- SallaLapland · 5,801.8 km²
- KuusamoNorthern Ostrobothnia · 5,764.1 km²
- PargasFinland Proper · 5,650.5 km²
- KuhmoKainuu · pop. 8563 · 5,433.1 km²
- UtsjokiLapland · 5,352.2 km²
- KuopioNorthern Savonia · 4,302.3 km²
- LieksaNorth Karelia · 4,051.4 km²
- KemijärviLapland · 3,913.7 km²
- OuluNorthern Ostrobothnia · 3,793.8 km²
- RanuaLapland · pop. 3500 · 3,668.3 km²
- SavonlinnaSouthern Savonia · 3,546.9 km²
- PosioLapland · 3,537 km²
- MikkeliSouthern Savonia · 3,213.9 km²
- KorsholmOstrobothnia · 3,206.3 km²
- IlomantsiNorth Karelia · 3,173.4 km²
- SotkamoKainuu · 2,936.2 km²
- KouvolaKymenlaakso · 2,876.4 km²
- IiNorthern Ostrobothnia · 2,848.5 km²
- KimitoönFinland Proper · 2,773.8 km²
- JoensuuNorth Karelia · 2,743.9 km²
- KokkolaKeski-Pohjanmaa · 2,726.1 km²
- NurmesNorth Karelia · 2,697.4 km²
- TaivalkoskiNorthern Ostrobothnia · 2,646.5 km²
- KolariLapland · 2,606.1 km²
- PuolankaKainuu · 2,593.4 km²
- KalajokiNorthern Ostrobothnia · 2,397.3 km²
- RaseborgUusimaa · pop. 28405 · 2,336 km²
- NärpesOstrobothnia · 2,316.7 km²
- KajaaniKainuu · 2,254.3 km²
- SiikalatvaNorthern Ostrobothnia · 2,232.4 km²
- YlitornioLapland · 2,205.6 km²
- SaloFinland Proper · 2,159 km²
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Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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This layer holds 336 municipalities in Finland, the most of them in Northern Ostrobothnia. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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