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List of cities and towns in Finland

List of cities and towns in Finland

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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. 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] The following list includes the municipalities that use the word kaupunki in their official name. For cities and towns founded before the 1960s, the list includes the year it was chartered.

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Helsinki
Espoo
Tampere
Vantaa
Oulu
Turku
Jyväskylä
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Notes

  1. Both town and city translate to kaupunki in Finnish.
  2. Administrative center is the locality of Toijala, which became a city in 1977.
  3. Includes a former city of Jämsänkoski, which became a city in 1986.
  4. Includes former cities of Anjalankoski and Kuusankoski, which became cities in 1977 and 1973, respectively.
  5. Includes former cities of Juankoski and Nilsiä, both became cities in 1998.
  6. Includes a former city of Joutseno, which became a city in 2005.
  7. Administrative center is the locality of Mänttä, which became a city in 1973.
  8. Administrative center is the locality of Pyhäsalmi, the city also carried this name from 1993 to 1996.
  9. Administrative center is the locality of Ekenäs (founded in 1546), also includes a former city of Karis (became a city in 1977).
  10. Administrative center is the locality of Vammala, which became a city in 1965.
  11. Includes a former city of Suolahti, which became a city in 1977.

References

  1. [1]
    by (2018-07-19). "Suomen kuntarakenteen muutos 1800-luvun puolivälistä tähän päivään – kuntanet.fi" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. [2]
    "Kuntalaki 4 §, 15§". Finlex (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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