NUTS 3 areas of Finland by deaths

Helsinki-Uusimaa had the highest deaths of 19 areas in 2018, at 12,225. Åland had the lowest, at 272. The median was 2,219 and the figure for Finland was 54,527. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12,225Helsinki-Uusimaa
Lowest272Åland
Median2,21919 areas
Finland54,527History

All areas, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 12,225 count12,225Varsinais-SuomiVarsinais-Suomi: 4,918 count4,918PirkanmaaPirkanmaa: 4,830 count4,830Pohjois-PohjanmaaPohjois-Pohjanmaa: 3,481 count3,481Pohjois-SavoPohjois-Savo: 2,950 count2,950Keski-SuomiKeski-Suomi: 2,929 count2,929SatakuntaSatakunta: 2,759 count2,759Päijät-HämePäijät-Häme: 2,404 count2,404KymenlaaksoKymenlaakso: 2,280 count2,280Etelä-PohjanmaaEtelä-Pohjanmaa: 2,219 count2,219Pohjois-KarjalaPohjois-Karjala: 2,139 count2,139LappiLappi: 2,136 count2,136Etelä-SavoEtelä-Savo: 2,034 count2,034Kanta-HämeKanta-Häme: 1,937 count1,937PohjanmaaPohjanmaa: 1,726 count1,726Etelä-KarjalaEtelä-Karjala: 1,655 count1,655KainuuKainuu: 963 count963Keski-PohjanmaaKeski-Pohjanmaa: 670 count670ÅlandÅland: 272 count272
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
count
Change on 2017
1Helsinki-Uusimaa12,225+1.5%
2Varsinais-Suomi4,918-0.2%
3Pirkanmaa4,830-0.4%
4Pohjois-Pohjanmaa3,481+4.8%
5Pohjois-Savo2,950-0.2%
6Keski-Suomi2,929+4.6%
7Satakunta2,759-1.5%
8Päijät-Häme2,404+2.9%
9Kymenlaakso2,280+5.1%
10Etelä-Pohjanmaa2,219+1.4%
11Pohjois-Karjala2,139+2.3%
12Lappi2,136+1.7%
13Etelä-Savo2,034+2.6%
14Kanta-Häme1,937+6.1%
15Pohjanmaa1,726-3.4%
16Etelä-Karjala1,655+0.8%
17Kainuu963-3.9%
18Keski-Pohjanmaa670+0.9%
19Åland272+15.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Deaths during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank NUTS 3 areas of Finland by deaths using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"deaths","level":"province","within":"Finland","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=deaths&level=province&within=Finland&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which area has the highest deaths?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 12,225 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Åland, with 272 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Deaths during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Deaths: other rankings

NUTS 3 areas of Finland: more rankings