The largest city in Finland is Helsinki with 684,018 inhabitants. Helsinki is the capital of Finland, and it is located in the south within the Uusimaa region. In 2024, the second largest city was Espoo, a city located in the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which had approximately 320,900 inhabitants. After the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, the third largest and most populous city outside the capital region was Tampere, with roughly 280,200 inhabitants. The Finnish population is highly concentrated in southern Finland The total population of Finland is roughly 5.64 million. Finland is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe, and the population is highly concentrated in the southern and southwestern parts of the country. Since 1915 the population of Finland grew steadily from 3.1 million to more than 5.64 million inhabitants. But the upwards trend slowed down in recent years. The median age of the Finnish population is rising While the population growth slowed down the Finnish population also got older. The media age increased from 38.4 years in 2000 to 43 years in 2024. The estimated median age for the Finnish population in 2035 was 45.3 years.

Population in largest city in Finland was reported at 1346810 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Finland - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Finland FI: Population in Largest City data was reported at 1,259,875.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,240,942.000 Person for 2016. Finland FI: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 820,866.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,259,875.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 448,192.000 Person in 1960. Finland FI: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Finland was reported at 28.04 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Finland - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The most populous area in Finland is the capital region of Uusimaa, with almost 1.8 million inhabitants as of 2024. Almost one third of the 5.64 million population lived in the capital city and the surrounding Greater Helsinki area. The second-largest region in terms of population was Pirkanmaa, inhabited by 545,406 people. Three out of the ten largest cities located in Uusimaa The Uusimaa region also has Finland's highest population density with roughly 195.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Pirkanmaa's population density is only 41.2 inhabitants per square meter. Out of the 10 largest cities in the country, three are located in the Uusimaa region, including the capital city Helsinki. Changing population structure The population of Finland is expected to grow in the following decade, reaching 6.18 million in 2050. However, the population is aging rapidly, as the number of inhabitants aged 75 years and older continues to increase in the future. At the same time, the population aged 14 and younger is estimated to constantly decline.

Finland FI: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 26.791 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.481 % for 2016. Finland FI: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 21.142 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.791 % in 2017 and a record low of 17.233 % in 1969. Finland FI: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

Data on child protection in the six largest cities in Finland since 2008.

Information is arranged in tabs

1. by year (data for all cities for each year)
2. by city (data for each city since 2008).

The definitions used in the data collection are compiled in their own tab.

The number of persons placed in the reports includes all persons placed in accordance with the Child Welfare Act: children (0-17 years old) placed as an aid measure in open care, urgently placed in care and taken into care, as well as young people (18-20 years old) placed in after-care decisions.

The six cities are made up of the six most populous cities in Finland. In the order of population, the six cities include Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku and Oulu. The six working groups compare social and health care services in cities and early childhood education and care services. Data on customer numbers, deliverables, personnel and costs are mainly compiled from municipalities’ own information systems and financial statements. City experts agree on the most uniform possible definitions for data collection and implement the data collection in practice.

In 2023, the share of urban population in Finland remained nearly unchanged at around 85.77 percent. Still, the share reached its highest value in the observed period in 2023. A population may be defined as urban depending on the size (population or area) or population density of the village, town, or city. The urbanization rate then refers to the share of the total population who live in an urban setting. International comparisons may be inconsistent due to differing parameters for what constitutes an urban center.Find more key insights for the share of urban population in countries like Faroe Islands and Sweden.

In 2023, around 4000,000 people visited the Lux Helsinki festival. The festival displays a wide array of light artworks by national and international artists. According to the data from Finland Festivals, the second largest festival wasthe Kotka Maritime festival. The festival program offers a mix of music, sports and family events. All the events are organized in the maritime city Kotka, close to Helsinki. In the same year, roughly 182,500 people visited Pori Jazz, making it the third largest festival in Finland.

This repository contains data described in the article "Data on different types of green spaces and their accessibility in the seven largest urban regions in Finland". More details of the data are available in the upcoming data description article (manuscript can be found in this repository).

Abstract: Access to good quality green spaces in urban regions is vital for the well-being of citizens. In this article, we present data on green space quality and path distances to different types of green spaces. The path distances represent green space accessibility using active travel modes (walking, cycling). The path distances were calculated using the pedestrian street network across the seven largest urban regions in Finland. We derived the green space typology from the Urban Atlas Data that is available across functional urban areas in Europe and enhanced it with national data on water bodies, conservation areas and recreational facilities and routes from Finland. We extracted the walkable street network from OpenStreetMap and calculated shortest paths to different types of green spaces using open-source Python programming tools. Network distances were calculated up to ten kilometers from each green space edge and the distances were aggregated into a 250 m x 250 m statistical grid that is interoperable with various statistical data from Finland. The geospatial data files representing the different types of green spaces, network distances across the seven urban regions, as well as the processing and analysis scripts are shared in an open repository. These data offer actionable information about green space accessibility in Finnish city regions and support the integration of green space quality and active travel modes into further research and planning activities.

Related research article:

Viinikka, A., Tiitu, M., Heikinheimo, V., Halonen, J. I., Nyberg, E., & Vierikko, K. (2023). Associations of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, accessibility, and quality of green spaces in Finnish urban regions. Applied Geography, 157, 102973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.102973

The number of children in early childhood education by age group and type of care from 2002, the days of attendance from 2005 and the number of personnel from 2008 in municipal daycare centres and the costs of the early childhood education system from 2009 in the six largest cities in Finland.

The reviews of early childhood education monitor the use and costs of municipal early childhood education and early childhood education purchased by the municipality, organised with a service voucher and supported with private day care allowance. The examination also includes pre-primary education according to the Basic Education Act and open early childhood education according to the Early Childhood Education Act.

The Six Cities comprise the six largest cities in Finland by population. In the order of population, the Six Cities are Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu and Turku. The Kuusikko working groups compare the health and social services, employment services and early childhood education services in the cities. The data on customer numbers, services, personnel and costs are mainly compiled from the municipalities’ own information systems and financial statements. Experts from the cities agree on the most uniform definitions for data collection and implement the data collection in practice.

These recommendations are intended as a general policy to be applied alongside the strategic policies, principles and guidelines that often guide ICT and service development in cities. From a technological and service-oriented standpoint, the significance of APis is, mostly due to accelerating digitalisation, increasing at such a pace that a need has emerged for a document that describes the importance of APIs and the goals related to them from the perspective of the cities.

This document presents the consolidated view of the Six largest cities in Finland on how to develop open APIs through inter-city cooperation. The Six cities are Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku and Oulu.

The number of criminal offenses recorded in Finland increased sharply from 1960 onwards, peaking at roughly 505 thousand in 1990. Thereafter, the number of offenses showed a fairly constant downward trend until 2018. In 2023, approximately 447,561 crimes were reported, an increase from the previous year. Overall crime rate Until recent years, the crime rate in Finland has been in an almost steady decline. Despite this positive trend, 2020 saw a considerable increase in criminal offenses, resulting in the highest crime rate recorded in the country since 2012. As of 2023, there were 91.23 criminal offenses reported per 1,000 population, compared to roughly 86 per 1,000 inhabitants in the previous year. The region of Uusimaa, including Finland’s capital and largest city had one of the highest crime rate of 96.63 per 1,000 population. The lowest figure of 59.72 was recorded in Åland. What are the most common types of offenses in Finland? Of all the criminal offenses and violations, property offenses comprise around half and traffic offenses a quarter of all reported crime in Finland. In 2023, the total number of offenses and infractions amounted to roughly 529,800, while criminal offenses totaled at 511,233. Theft offenses occur typically in urban environments, and the most common stolen objects are bicycles. Since the beginning of the 2000’s, car theft has seen a downward trend. Furthermore, traffic-related offenses and infractions have declined, which has led to an improvement in traffic safety and fewer fatalities.

FI：最大城市人口在12-01-2017达1,259,875.000人，相较于12-01-2016的1,240,942.000人有所增长。FI：最大城市人口数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2017期间平均值为820,866.000人，共58份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2017，达1,259,875.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1960，为448,192.000人。CEIC提供的FI：最大城市人口数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的芬兰 – 表 FI.世界银行：人口和城市化进程统计。

The number of clients, services and costs of substance abuse and mental health services for the adult population in the six largest cities in Finland in 2016-2021.

The dataset contains information on integrated substance abuse and mental health services in the six largest cities, as well as on substance abuse services and mental health services. In the case of substance abuse services and mental health services, the data is broken down into open care services, services provided home, work and day activities, housing services and institutional care. The agreed definitions for data collection can be found on their own tab in the file. Further information on the organisation of services in municipalities can be found in the report (in Finnish) compiled by the Kuusikko working group.

The Six Cities comprise the six largest cities in Finland by population. In the order of population, the Six Cities are Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu and Turku. The Kuusikko working groups compare the health and social services, employment services and early childhood education services in the cities. The data on customer numbers, services, personnel and costs are mainly compiled from the municipalities’ own information systems and financial statements. Experts from the cities agree on the most uniform definitions for data collection and implement the data collection in practice.

In 2021, 98 percent of the Finnish households in the capital region had an internet connection. The corresponding figure for households in other large cities was 91 percent, and for households in rural areas 88 percent.

Helsinki was the most expensive city to buy an apartment in Finland, with an average square meter price of 4,750 euros. In Lahti, the most affordable city, the price was 1,730 euros per square meter. According to a January 2023 forecast, house prices in Finland are set to increase in 2024.

This statistic displays heating degree days of selected cities in Finland in 2018. During that year, the largest degree day value was in the city of Oulu in Northern Finland, with approximately 4.7 thousand degree days, followed by Kuopio with roughly 4.5 thousand degree days. A heating degree day is measured in order to compare the energy consumption of buildings in different years, and they can be used to indicate household consumption of energy for space heating.

In 2023, the one of the largest Finnish retail chains S Group had 1,074 grocery stores in total. There were 76 Prisma hypermarkets, 456 S-markets, and 458 Alepa + Sale stores in Finland. The S Group is a Finnish retailing co-operative headquartered in Helsinki. The group consists of independent regional cooperatives and SOK Corporation, which is owned by the cooperatives, and its subsidiaries. Grocery stores belonging to the S Group include hypermarkets, larger supermarkets, and smaller local supermarkets located in residential areas of larger cities or at service stations.

In 2023, the second largest Finnish retail chain K Group generated over 7.86 billion euros in retail sales. K-supermarkets reached almost 2.7 billion euros, K-Citymarket hypermarkets over 2.7 billion euros, and K-Markets 2.3 billion euros in grocery retail sales. The K Group (Kesko Corporation) is a Finnish retailing conglomerate. Kesko Food manages grocery store chains belonging to the K Group, including hypermarkets, larger supermarkets, and smaller local supermarkets located in residential areas of larger cities or in service stations.