# NUTS 3 areas of Finland by population, 2025

All 19 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/finland-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/finland-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 1,782,300 |
| 2 | Pirkanmaa | 545,406 |
| 3 | Varsinais-Suomi | 494,819 |
| 4 | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 418,331 |
| 5 | Keski-Suomi | 274,112 |
| 6 | Pohjois-Savo | 248,815 |
| 7 | Satakunta | 211,261 |
| 8 | Päijät-Häme | 204,635 |
| 9 | Etelä-Pohjanmaa | 189,929 |
| 10 | Pohjanmaa | 178,749 |
| 11 | Lappi | 176,151 |
| 12 | Kanta-Häme | 169,455 |
| 13 | Pohjois-Karjala | 162,091 |
| 14 | Kymenlaakso | 157,442 |
| 15 | Etelä-Savo | 129,376 |
| 16 | Etelä-Karjala | 125,083 |
| 17 | Kainuu | 69,639 |
| 18 | Keski-Pohjanmaa | 67,723 |
| 19 | Åland | 30,654 |