Data / Rankings / Population / NUTS 3 areas of Finland

NUTS 3 areas of Finland by population

Helsinki-Uusimaa had the highest population of 19 areas in 2016, at 1.62 million. Åland had the lowest, at 28,983. The median was 180,858 and the figure for Finland was 5.49 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,620,261Helsinki-Uusimaa
Lowest28,983Åland
Median180,85819 areas
Finland5,487,308History

All areas, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 1,620,261 persons1,620,261PirkanmaaPirkanmaa: 508,448 persons508,448Varsinais-SuomiVarsinais-Suomi: 474,323 persons474,323Pohjois-PohjanmaaPohjois-Pohjanmaa: 410,054 persons410,054Keski-SuomiKeski-Suomi: 273,446 persons273,446Pohjois-SavoPohjois-Savo: 253,239 persons253,239SatakuntaSatakunta: 222,957 persons222,957Päijät-HämePäijät-Häme: 208,525 persons208,525Etelä-PohjanmaaEtelä-Pohjanmaa: 197,371 persons197,371LappiLappi: 180,858 persons180,858PohjanmaaPohjanmaa: 176,894 persons176,894Kanta-HämeKanta-Häme: 174,710 persons174,710KymenlaaksoKymenlaakso: 171,778 persons171,778Pohjois-KarjalaPohjois-Karjala: 168,329 persons168,329Etelä-SavoEtelä-Savo: 141,621 persons141,621Etelä-KarjalaEtelä-Karjala: 131,155 persons131,155KainuuKainuu: 75,324 persons75,324Keski-PohjanmaaKeski-Pohjanmaa: 69,032 persons69,032ÅlandÅland: 28,983 persons28,983
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
persons		Change on 2015
1Helsinki-Uusimaa1,620,261+1.1%
2Pirkanmaa508,448+0.5%
3Varsinais-Suomi474,323+0.3%
4Pohjois-Pohjanmaa410,054+0.4%
5Keski-Suomi273,446+0.2%
6Pohjois-Savo253,239-0.1%
7Satakunta222,957-0.5%
8Päijät-Häme208,525-0.2%
9Etelä-Pohjanmaa197,371-0.4%
10Lappi180,858-0.5%
11Pohjanmaa176,894+0.3%
12Kanta-Häme174,710-0.4%
13Kymenlaakso171,778-0.7%
14Pohjois-Karjala168,329-0.3%
15Etelä-Savo141,621-0.8%
16Etelä-Karjala131,155-0.5%
17Kainuu75,324-1%
18Keski-Pohjanmaa69,032+0.3%
19Åland28,983+0.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. 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.

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

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 1.62 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Åland, with 28,983 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Population: other rankings

NUTS 3 areas of Finland: more rankings