Municipalities of Southwest Finland
The 27 municipalities of the region of Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi; Swedish: Egentliga Finland) in Finland are divided into five sub-regions.
Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region
Loimaa sub-region
Salo sub-region
Turku sub-region
- Kaarina (S:t Karins) (former arms: )
- Lieto (Lundo)
- Masku (former arms: )
- Mynämäki (Virmo) (former arms: )
- Naantali (Nådendal)
- Nousiainen (Nousis)
- Paimio (Pemar)
- Raisio (Reso)
- Rusko (former arms: )
- Sauvo (Sagu)
- Turku (Åbo)
Vakka-Suomi sub-region
- Kustavi (Gustavs)
- Laitila (Letala)
- Pyhäranta
- Taivassalo (Tövsala)
- Uusikaupunki (Nystad)
- Vehmaa (Vemo)
List of municipalities
| Coat of arms |
Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Finnish speakers |
Swedish speakers |
Other speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aura | 3,972 | 95 | 42 | 97 % | 1 % | 3 % | |
| Kaarina | 36,563 | 151 | 243 | 88 % | 5 % | 7 % | |
| Koski Tl | 2,193 | 192 | 11 | 95 % | 0 % | 5 % | |
| Kimitoön | 6,350 | 687 | 9 | 30 % | 66 % | 4 % | |
| Kustavi | 952 | 166 | 6 | 95 % | 2 % | 5 % | |
| Laitila | 8,488 | 532 | 16 | 87 % | 0 % | 13 % | |
| Lieto | 20,687 | 301 | 69 | 94 % | 2 % | 5 % | |
| Loimaa | 15,265 | 848 | 18 | 94 % | 0 % | 6 % | |
| Marttila | 1,907 | 195 | 10 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % | |
| Masku | 9,635 | 175 | 55 | 95 % | 1 % | 3 % | |
| Mynämäki | 7,464 | 520 | 14 | 95 % | 1 % | 4 % | |
| Naantali | 20,190 | 313 | 65 | 94 % | 1 % | 4 % | |
| Nousiainen | 4,676 | 199 | 24 | 95 % | 1 % | 4 % | |
| Oripää | 1,307 | 118 | 11 | 90 % | 0 % | 9 % | |
| Paimio | 11,237 | 239 | 47 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % | |
| Pargas | 14,829 | 884 | 17 | 42 % | 54 % | 5 % | |
| Pyhäranta | 1,926 | 144 | 13 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % | |
| Pöytyä | 7,984 | 750 | 11 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % | |
| Raisio | 25,817 | 49 | 529 | 85 % | 1 % | 14 % | |
| Rusko | 6,402 | 127 | 50 | 95 % | 2 % | 3 % | |
| Salo | 50,785 | 1,987 | 26 | 90 % | 1 % | 9 % | |
| Sauvo | 2,953 | 253 | 12 | 91 % | 2 % | 7 % | |
| Somero | 8,420 | 668 | 13 | 93 % | 1 % | 7 % | |
| Taivassalo | 1,704 | 140 | 12 | 91 % | 1 % | 8 % | |
| Turku | 206,420 | 246 | 840 | 78 % | 5 % | 17 % | |
| Uusikaupunki | 14,764 | 503 | 29 | 91 % | 0 % | 9 % | |
| Vehmaa | 2,245 | 189 | 12 | 93 % | 1 % | 7 % | |
| Total | 495,135 | 9,097 | 54 |
83 % |
6 % |
11 % |
Former municipalities
- Kuusisto (to Kaarina in 1946)
- Naantalin maalaiskunta (to Naantali in 1964)
- Angelniemi (to Halikko in 1967)
- Pargas landskommun (to Pargas in 1967)
- Uskela (to Salo in 1967)
- Maaria (to Turku in 1967)
- Kakskerta (to Turku in 1968)
- Hitis (to Dragsfjärd in 1969)
- Karuna (to Sauvo in 1969)
- Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta (to Uusikaupunki in 1969)
- Paattinen (to Turku in 1973)
- Pyhämaa (to Uusikaupunki in 1974)
- Metsämaa (to Loimaan kunta in 1976)
- Karjala (to Mynämäki in 1977)
- Somerniemi (to Somero in 1977)
- Lokalahti (to Uusikaupunki in 1981)
- Kalanti (to Uusikaupunki in 1993)
- Loimaan kunta (to Loimaa in 2005)
- Karinainen (to Pöytyä in 2005)
- Mietoinen (to Mynämäki in 2007)
- Piikkiö (to Kaarina in 2009)
- Dragsfjärd (formed Kimitoön with Kimito and Västanfjärd in 2009)
- Kimito (formed Kimitoön with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd in 2009)
- Västanfjärd (formed Kimitoön with Dragsfjärd and Kimito in 2009)
- Alastaro (to Loimaa in 2009)
- Mellilä (to Loimaa in 2009)
- Houtskär (formed Väståboland in 2009)
- Iniö (formed Väståboland in 2009)
- Korpo (formed Väståboland in 2009)
- Nagu (formed Väståboland in 2009)
- Pargas (formed Väståboland in 2009)
- Askainen (to Masku in 2009)
- Lemu (to Masku in 2009)
- Merimasku (to Naantali in 2009)
- Rymättylä (to Naantali in 2009)
- Velkua (to Naantali in 2009)
- Yläne (to Pöytyä in 2009)
- Vahto (to Rusko in 2009)
- Halikko (to Salo in 2009)
- Kiikala (to Salo in 2009)
- Kisko (to Salo in 2009)
- Kuusjoki (to Salo in 2009)
- Muurla (to Salo in 2009)
- Perniö (to Salo in 2009)
- Pertteli (to Salo in 2009)
- Suomusjärvi (to Salo in 2009)
- Särkisalo (to Salo in 2009)
- Tarvasjoki (to Lieto in 2015)
See also
External links
Media related to Municipalities in Finland Proper at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b c d "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.