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Sub-region in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Sub-region in Southwest Finland, Finland
Turku sub-region Turun seutukuntaSK023 Turku
Sub-region
Location of Turku sub-region
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
CapitalTurku
Population
 • Total351,200
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Turku sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland in Finland. It is the third most populous sub-region in Finland with about 351,000 inhabitants after Helsinki and Tampere. The sub-regions are used for statistical purposes. Statistics Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku.

The Turku sub-region differs from the Turku metropolitan area (Greater Turku), which does not include the municipalities of Masku, Mynämäki, Nousiainen, Paimio and Sauvo. The metropolitan area has a population of about 315,000.

Municipalities

Coat of
arms 		Municipality Population Land area
(km) 		Density
(/km) 		Finnish
speakers 		Swedish
speakers 		Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Kaarina Kaarina 36,538 151 243 88 % 5 % 6 %
Coat of arms of Lieto Lieto 20,633 301 69 94 % 1 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Masku Masku 9,590 175 55 96 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Mynämäki Mynämäki 7,506 520 14 95 % 1 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Naantali Naantali 20,107 313 64 94 % 1 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Nousiainen Nousiainen 4,664 199 23 96 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Paimio Paimio 11,252 239 47 94 % 1 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Raisio Raisio 25,595 49 525 86 % 1 % 12 %
Coat of arms of Rusko Rusko 6,405 127 50 96 % 2 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Sauvo Sauvo 2,961 253 12 91 % 2 % 7 %
Coat of arms of Turku Turku 205,949 246 838 78 % 5 % 15 %
Total 351,200 2,570 137 83 % 4 % 11 %

See also

References

  1. "Finland: Political system". European Union. Retrieved 23 March 2024. The country is divided into 19 regions and 70 sub-regions.
  2. "Sub-area (of municipality)". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Municipal sub-areas are formed of operationally functional wholes defined by the municipality itself, which are the basis of the municipality's regional planning and monitoring.
  3. "The correspondence table between municipalities and sub-regional units in 2023". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Sub-regional units 023 Turku

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