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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.
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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.
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 ...
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. As of 2017, there are 311 municipalities, and most were under 5,000 residents.
This is a listing in alphabetical order of the 309 municipalities in Finland as of 2021. Note that there are 114 municipalities that have both a Finnish and a Swedish name. Those municipalities are listed by the name in the local majority language, with the name in the other national language provided in parenthesis.
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The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland. [lower-alpha 1] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.
