Largest cities in Finland by population
The 9 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Finland: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Helsinki with 674,500 people.
Who runs cities in Finland?
Wellbeing services counties (hyvinvointialueet, 21) plus the City of Helsinki: Regional councils elected (first in 2022, then 2025). Health care, social services and rescue services since January 2023; funded mainly by the state.
How local power works in Finland · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki (capital) | 674,500 | 1 January 2024 |
| 2 | Espoo | 314,024 | 1 January 2024 |
| 3 | Tampere | 255,050 | 1 January 2024 |
| 4 | Vantaa | 247,443 | 1 January 2024 |
| 5 | Oulu | 214,633 | 1 January 2024 |
| 6 | Turku | 201,863 | 1 January 2024 |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | 147,746 | 1 January 2024 |
| 8 | Kuopio | 124,021 | 1 January 2024 |
| 9 | Lahti | 120,693 | 1 January 2024 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
More on Finland: official statistics · government and power · regions
Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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