List of urban areas in the Nordic countries
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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). In Denmark and Sweden, these terms are defined as a continuous built-up area whose population is at least 200 inhabitants and where the maximum distance between residences is 200 m. In Norway, the maximum distance is 50 m, but distances up to 400 m are used in certain circumstances. Many urban areas throughout the Nordic countries have witnessed conurbation and grown together. This is particularly true for the larger cities. Have in mind that this article is highly speculative and it needs references.
The 50 most highly populated urban areas in the Nordic countries[edit]
| Rank | City/urban settlement | Population | Notes | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Stockholm |
1,372,565 (municipality: 847,073) | Capital of Sweden. 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, 2,034,480 (2010). |  |
| 02 |  Copenhagen |
1,213,822[1] (municipality: 549,050) | Capital of Denmark. 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, Greater Copenhagen Region or Hovedstadsregionen, 1.901.789 (2010) and for the Oresund Region circa 3,500,000. |  |
| 03 |  Helsinki |
1,159,211[2] (municipality: 605,022) | Capital of Finland. Urban Helsinki, or Helsiningin 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. |  |
| 04 |  Oslo |
951,581[3] (municipality: 621 332) | Capital of Norway and centre of metropolitan area Greater Oslo Region, which has a population of 1,422,443. 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 city in Europe. |  |
| 05 | Gothenburg |
549,839 (municipality: 522,259 | For the official statistical entity Storgöteborg (Gothenburg Metropolitan Area): 928,629 |  |
| 06 | Tampere |
313 058[4] | Municipality: 217,767 |  |
| 07 | 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 |  |
| 08 | Aarhus |
256,018[5] | Municipality: 319,094[6] |  |
| 09 | Turku |
252 468[7] | Municipality: 180,546. |  |
| 10 | Bergen |
238,098[3] | Municipality: 267,150. Metropolitan area: 377,116. |  |
| 11 | Stavanger |
201,353[3] | Municipality: 128,830. Metropolitan area: 297,569.
Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola. |
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| 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)[8] (2011). |  |
| 13 | Oulu |
185 440[2] | Municipality: 191,237 |  |
| 14 | Odense |
167,615[5] | Municipality: 170,327 |  |
| 15 | Trondheim |
167,598[3] | Municipality: 180,280. Metropolitan area: 274,958. |  |
| 16 | Uppsala |
140,454 | Municipality: 197,787 |  |
| 17 | Aalborg |
124,921[5] | Includes Nørresundby; Municipality: 199,188 |  |
| 18 | Jyväskylä |
116 480[2] | – | |
| 19 | Lahti |
115 897[2] | – Municipality: 103,187 | |
| 20 | Västerås |
110,877 | Municipality: 137,207 | |
| 21 | Örebro |
107,038 | Municipality: 135,460 | |
| 22 | Fredrikstad/ Sarpsborg |
105,545[3] | 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). | |
| 23 | Linköping |
104,232 | Municipality: 146,416 | |
| 24 | Drammen |
101,995[3] | Includes the neighbouring municipality Nedre Eiker in its entirety, as well as parts of Øvre Eiker, Lier and Røyken. | |
| 25 | Helsingborg |
97,122 | Municipality: 129,177 | |
| 26 | Jönköping |
89,396 | Municipality: 127,382 | |
| 27 | Skien |
88,860[3] | Includes the neighbouring municipality Porsgrunn in its entirety, as well as a part of Bamble. | |
| 28 | Norrköping |
87,247 | Municipality: 130,050 | |
| 29 | Pori |
84 294[2] | – | |
| 30 | Lund |
82,800 | Municipality: 110,488 | |
| 31 | Kuopio |
82 268[2] | Municipality: 105,229 | |
| 32 | Umeå |
79,594 | Municipality: 115,473 | |
| 33 | Joensuu |
63 490[2] | ||
| 34 | Esbjerg |
71,576 | Municipality: 115,184 | |
| 35 | Gävle |
71,033 | Municipality: 95,055 | |
| 36 | Kristiansand |
70,204[3] | Municipality: 78,320 | |
| 37 | Borås |
66,273 | Municipality: 103,294 | |
| 38 | Vaasa |
64 795[2] | – | |
| 39 | Eskilstuna |
64,679 | Municipality: 96,311 | |
| 40 | Södertälje |
64,619 | Municipality: 86,246 | |
| 41 | Karlstad |
61,685 | Municipality: 85,753 | |
| 42 | Täby |
61,272 | Municipality: 63,789 | |
| 43 | Randers |
60,656 | Municipality: 95,318 | |
| 44 | Rovaniemi |
60,496[2] | – | |
| 45 | Halmstad |
58,577 | Municipality: 91,800 | |
| 46 | Tromsø |
57,015[3] | – | |
| 47 | Lappeenranta |
54 139[2] | – | |
| 48 | Kouvola |
49 787[2] | – | |
| 49 | Hämeenlinna |
49 216[2] | – | |
| 50 | Seinäjoki |
45 732[2] | – |
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.
Therefore, the Norwegian data is from 01.01.2012,[3] the Danish data is from 2011[9] and the Swedish from 2010[10] and the Finnish from 12-31-2011.[2]
See also[edit]
- 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 Finnish municipalities by population
- List of cities in Iceland
- List of cities in the Baltic states
- List of metropolitan areas by population
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.statistikbanken.dk (BEF44)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=160_vaerak_tau_340_fi&ti=Taajamat+v%E4kiluvun+ja+v%E4est%F6ntiheyden+mukaan+31%2E12%2E2011&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Citypopulation Norway
- ^ Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2011
- ^ a b c http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/Nyt/2011/NR171.pdf
- ^ http://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/emner/kommuner-paa-landkortet.aspx
- ^ Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2011
- ^ http://www.statice.is/Statistics/Population/Urban-nuclei-and-zip-codes
- ^ Citypopulation DENMARK: Major Cities
- ^ Citypopulation SWEDEN
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