List of urban areas in the Nordic countries

This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Finland uses also tätort in Swedish and taajama in Finnish, Statistics Denmark uses byområde (city), while Statistics Norway uses tettsted (urban settlement). The statistical definition is agreed upon in the Nordic countries: a continuous built-up area whose population is at least 200 inhabitants and where the maximum distance between residences is 200 metres; discounting roads, parking spaces, parks, sports grounds and cemeteries – without regard to the ward, municipal or county boundaries. This could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.

List

Rank	City / urban settlement	Population	Notes	Image
1	Stockholm	1,372,565	Capital of Sweden. Municipality: 909,976. The Stockholm urban area, Urban Stockholm, or Tätorten Stockholm as it is called in Swedish, consists of the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Sundbyberg, as well as parts of Botkyrka, Danderyd, Haninge, Huddinge, Järfälla, Nacka, Sollentuna, Tyresö municipalities. Metropolitan area, Metropolitan Stockholm or Stor-Stockholm, 2,192,433 (2014).	200px
2	Copenhagen	1,246,611	Capital of Denmark. Municipality: 569,557. Urban Copenhagen, or Hovedstadsområdet (capital area) as it is also called in Danish, consists of the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk, as well as parts of the Ballerup, Rudersdal, Furesø, Ishøj and Greve municipalities. For the metropolitan area, Copenhagen metropolitan area or Hovedstadsregionen, 1,969,941 (2014) and for the Oresund Region circa 3,500,000.
3	Helsinki	1,176,974	Capital of Finland. Municipality: 605,022. Urban Helsinki, or Helsingin kaupunkialue as it is called in Finnish, is defined by Statistics Finland. At minimum it includes most of the neighbouring municipalities Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. For the Greater Helsinki area: 1,360,232.
4	Oslo	942,084	Capital of Norway. Municipality: 647,676. The Greater Oslo Region metropolitan area has a population of 1,546,706. Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Bærum, Asker, Skedsmo, Lørenskog and Oppegård in their entirety, as well as parts of Røyken, Sørum, Nittedal, Rælingen and Ski. It is the fastest growing capital city in Europe.
5	Gothenburg	549,839	Municipality: 536,790. For the official statistical entity Storgöteborg (Gothenburg Metropolitan Area): 964,323
6	Tampere	317,316	Municipality: 217,767. Eurostats population size for Tampere is 369,525.
7	Malmö	280,415	Municipality: 307,600. For the official statistical entity Stormalmö (Malmö Metropolitan Area): 658,704 and for the Oresund Region circa 3,500,000
8	Aarhus	264,716	Municipality: 330,639. Which is a part of the East Jylland region with a population of 1,279,492. Eurostats population size for Aarhus is 845,971.
9	Turku	254,671	Municipality: 180,546.
10	Bergen	247,731	Municipality: 267,150. Metropolitan area: 377,116.
11	Stavanger	203,771	Municipality: 128,830. Metropolitan area: 297,569. Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola.
12	Reykjavík	201,049	Capital of Iceland. Municipality: 118,898. Includes the neighbouring municipalities Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Mosfellsbær, Seltjarnarnes and Álftanes. Metropolitan area: 220,000 – 240,000 (30 minute / 1 hour commute) (2011).
13	Oulu	188,279	Municipality: 191,237
14	Odense	172,512	Municipality: 195,797
15	Trondheim	169,972	Municipality: 180,280. Metropolitan area: 274,958.
16	Uppsala	140,454	Municipality: 197,787	200px
17	Aalborg	130,853	Includes Nørresundby; Municipality: 205,809
18	Jyväskylä	117,974	Municipality: 134,756
19	Lahti	116,549	Municipality: 103,187
20	Västerås	110,877	Municipality: 137,207
21	Drammen	110,503	Includes the neighbouring municipality Nedre Eiker in its entirety, as well as parts of Øvre Eiker, Lier and Røyken.
22	Örebro	107,038	Municipality: 135,460
23	Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg	106,758	Fredrikstad with 61,264 inhabitants and Sarpsborg with 44,281 have grown together, to form an urban area known as "Nedre Glommaregionen" (the Lower Glomma Region – The cities are placed along the outlet of the river Glomma, hence the name).
24	Linköping	104,232	Municipality: 146,416
25	Helsingborg	97,122	Municipality: 129,177
26	Porsgrunn/Skien	90,621	Includes the neighbouring municipalities of Porsgrunn and Skien in its entirety, as well as a part of Bamble.
27	Jönköping	89,396	Municipality: 127,382
28	Norrköping	87,247	Municipality: 130,050	200px
29	Pori	84,442	Municipality: 83,473
30	Kuopio	83,454	Municipality: 105,229
31	Lund	82,800	Municipality: 110,488
32	Umeå	79,594	Municipality: 115,473
33	Esbjerg	71,618	Municipality: 115,095
34	Gävle	71,033	Municipality: 95,055
35	Borås	66,273	Municipality: 103,294
36	Vaasa	65,414	Municipality: 66,401
37	Eskilstuna	64,679	Municipality: 96,311
38	Södertälje	64,619	Municipality: 86,246
39	Joensuu	64,108	Municipality: 74,457
40	Karlstad	61,685	Municipality: 85,753
41	Täby	61,272	Municipality: 63,789
42	Randers	61,163	Municipality: 96,343
43	Växjö	60,887	Municipality: 83,005
44	Kristiansand	58,662	Municipality: 78,320
45	Halmstad	58,577	Municipality: 91,800
46	Kolding	58,021	Municipality: 90,066
47	Horsens	55,884	Municipality: 85,662
48	Lappeenranta	54,567	Municipality: 72,748
49	Vejle	53,230	Municipality: 109,652
50	Kotka	52,922	Municipality: 54,845
51	Rovaniemi	50,842	Municipality: 61,166
52	Sundsvall	50,712	Municipality: 96,977

Note that the population numbers from the different countries are from different years, as Statistics Norway and Statistics Denmark release the statistic yearly (albeit at different times of the year), Statistics Sweden only release the figures every five years. The Norwegian data is from 2013, the Danish data is from 2014, the Swedish is from 2010 and the Finnish is from 2012.

See also

• Largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries
• List of the most populated municipalities in the Nordic countries
• List of metropolitan areas in Sweden
• List of urban areas in Sweden by population
• List of urban areas in Denmark by population
• List of urban areas in Norway by population
• List of urban areas in Finland by population
• List of cities in Iceland
• List of cities in the Baltic states
• List of metropolitan areas by population