🌆 Largest Cities in Finland
Cities of Finland with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Helsinki16%
Espoo7.6%
Tampere6.1%
Vantaa5.9%
Oulu5.1%
Turku4.9%
East Helsinki4%
Jyväskylä3.5%
Kuopio3%
Lahti2.9%
Pori2%
Joensuu1.8%
Kouvola1.8%
Lappeenranta1.7%
Vaasa
Hämeenlinna
Seinäjoki
Rovaniemi
Porvoo
Mikkeli
Salo
Kotka
Kokkola
Järvenpää
Lohja
Nurmijärvi
Hyvinge
Tuusula
Kirkkonummi
Vuosaari
Rauma
Kerava
Kaarina
Nokia
Kajaani
Mellunkylä
Kangasala
Ylöjärvi
Savonlinna
Vartiokylä
10 others6.4%
1
HelsinkiUusimaa
658,864
2
EspooUusimaa
323,910
3
TamperePirkanmaa
260,646
4
VantaaUusimaa
252,724
5
OuluNorth Ostrobothnia
216,066
6
TurkuSouthwest Finland
206,655
7
East HelsinkiUusimaa
170,557
8
JyväskyläCentral Finland
148,744
9
KuopioNorth Savo
125,462
10
LahtiPaijat-Hame
121,622
11
PoriSatakunta
83,157
12
JoensuuNorth Karelia
78,398
13
KouvolaKymenlaakso
78,094
14
LappeenrantaSouth Karelia
72,909
15
VaasaOstrobothnia
69,819
16
HämeenlinnaKanta-Häme
68,473
17
SeinäjokiSouth Ostrobothnia
66,848
18
RovaniemiLapland
65,670
19
PorvooUusimaa
51,853
20
MikkeliSouth Savo
51,661
21
SaloSouthwest Finland
50,794
22
KotkaKymenlaakso
50,157
23
KokkolaCentral Ostrobothnia
48,361
24
JärvenpääUusimaa
46,942
25
LohjaUusimaa
45,686
26
NurmijärviUusimaa
45,356
27
HyvingeUusimaa
43,515
28
TuusulaUusimaa
42,624
29
KirkkonummiUusimaa
41,821
30
VuosaariUusimaa
38,961
31
RaumaSatakunta
38,909
32
KeravaUusimaa
38,535
33
KaarinaSouthwest Finland
36,631
34
NokiaPirkanmaa
36,486
35
KajaaniKainuu
36,458
36
MellunkyläUusimaa
36,360
37
KangasalaPirkanmaa
34,315
38
YlöjärviPirkanmaa
33,731
39
SavonlinnaSouth Savo
31,283
40
VartiokyläUusimaa
30,244
41
VihtiUusimaa
28,864
42
RiihimäkiKanta-Häme
28,610
43
LeppävaaraUusimaa
28,409
44
HaagaUusimaa
27,761
45
KallioUusimaa
27,051
46
RaseborgUusimaa
26,982
47
KaarelaUusimaa
26,414
48
HerttoniemiUusimaa
26,047
49
RaisioSouthwest Finland
25,846
50
HervantaPirkanmaa
25,231
Highlights
Within Finland, Helsinki ranks first in 2026 with 658,864, followed by Espoo (323,910) and Tampere (260,646).
Helsinki is 2 times higher than Espoo, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 658,864 (Helsinki) to 25,231 (Hervanta), with a median of 45,521.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.