Largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries

The largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries are difficult to rank in size because the definition patterns are different from country to country.

Largest metropolitan areas

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Country	Main City	Population	Land Area (km²)	Density (inhabitants/km²)	Image
1	Metropolitan Stockholm[1]	Sweden	Stockholm	2,260,795[2]	6,526.24[3]	346
2	Copenhagen metropolitan area[4]	Denmark	Copenhagen	1,990,036	2,778.3	711
3	Greater Oslo Region[5]	Norway	Oslo	1,546,706[6]	8,867.67[7]	171.50
4	Helsinki Region[8]	Finland	Helsinki	1,420,284[9]	3,697.50[10]	379.18
5	East Jutland Metropolitan Area[11]	Denmark	Aarhus	1,378,978	11,521	119
6	Metropolitan Gothenburg[12]	Sweden	Gothenburg	973,261[13]	3,694.86[14]	262.25
7	Metropolitan Malmö[15]	Sweden	Malmö	689,206[16]	2,522[17]	264
8	Greater Bergen Region[18]	Norway	Bergen	402,624[19]	2,651.21[20]	151.86
9	Tampere City Region[21]	Finland	Tampere	369,123[22]	4,038.04[23]	91.41
10	Stavanger Region[24]	Norway	Stavanger	325,692[25]	2,600.31[26]	125.25
11	Turku City Region[27]	Finland	Turku	320,689[28]	2,561.17[29]	125.21
12	Trondheim Region[30]	Norway	Trondheim	279,515[31]	6,973.88[32]	40.08
13	Greater Reykjavík Area[33][34]	Iceland	Reykjavík	208,710[35]	1,039.00[36]	200.88
14	Uppsala Municipality	Sweden	Uppsala	207,317[37]	2,182.80[38]	94.98
15	Aalborg Municipality	Denmark	Aalborg	205,809[39]	1137,30[40]	180.96
16	Odense Municipality	Denmark	Odense	195.797[41]	305,60[42]	640.70
17	Oulu Municipality	Finland	Oulu	193,902[43]	3,031.00[44]	63.97
18	Linköping Municipality	Sweden	Linköping	151,493[45]	1,427.44[46]	106.13
19	Västerås Municipality	Sweden	Västerås	143,368[47]	957.89[48]	149.67
20	Örebro Municipality	Sweden	Örebro	142,165[49]	1,373.15[50]	103.53
21	Norrköping Municipality	Sweden	Norrköping	134,947[51]	1,495.05[52]	90.26
22	Jyväskylä Municipality	Finland	Jyväskylä	134,082[53]	1,171.00[54]	114.50
23	Jönköping Municipality	Sweden	Jönköping	131,847[55]	1,480.36[56]	89.06
24	Umeå Municipality	Sweden	Umeå	119,273[57]	2,316.61[58]	51.49
25	Sundsvall and Timrå municipalities	Sweden	Sundsvall	115,650	4,423	26
26	Esbjerg Municipality	Denmark	Esbjerg	115,095[59]	794,50[60]	144.86
27	Borås Municipality	Sweden	Borås	106,866[61]	909.80[62]	117.46
28	Kuopio Municipality	Finland	Kuopio	106,451[63]	2,309.16[64]	46.16
29	Lahti Municipality	Finland	Lahti	103,352[65]	135.05[66]	765.29
30	Eskilstuna Municipality	Sweden	Eskilstuna	100,744[67]	1,250.49[68]	80.56

See also

• List of larger urban zones in the Nordic countries
• List of urban areas in the Nordic countries
• List of the most populated municipalities in the Nordic countries
• List of metropolitan areas in Sweden
• Metropolitan regions of Norway

References

1. SCB Statistics Sweden - Definition of Metropolitan Areas in Sweden (published in 2005) only available in Swedish
2. - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2016 (released on November 09, 2016) only available in Swedish
3. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
5. Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development - Definition of Greater City Regions (published in 2002)
6. Statistics Norway - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 22, 2014)
7. The Norwegian Mapping Authority - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Norwegian
8. City of Helsinki - Definition of Helsinki Region (published in 2009)
9. Statistics Finland - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 22, 2014)
10. NLS National Land Survey of Finland - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Finnish and Swedish
12. SCB Statistics Sweden - Definition of Metropolitan Areas in Sweden (published in 2005) only available in Swedish
13. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2014 (released on November 10, 2014) only available in Swedish
14. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
15. SCB Statistics Sweden - Definition of Metropolitan Areas in Sweden (published in 2005) only available in Swedish
16. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2014 (released on November 10, 2014) only available in Swedish
17. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
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19. Statistics Norway - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
20. The Norwegian Mapping Authority - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Norwegian
21. Tampere City Region - Official Website and Definition of the Region
22. Statistics Finland - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
23. NLS National Land Survey of Finland - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Finnish and Swedish
24. Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development - Definition of Greater City Regions (published in 2002)
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26. The Norwegian Mapping Authority - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Norwegian
27. Wikipedia - Definition of Turku City Region, or equivalent (official reference and definition required)
28. Statistics Finland - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
29. NLS National Land Survey of Finland - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Finnish and Swedish
30. Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development - Definition of Greater City Regions (published in 2002)
31. Statistics Norway - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
32. The Norwegian Mapping Authority - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Norwegian
33. Google Maps - Geographical Definition of Greater Reykjavík Area
34. Association of Municipalities in the Capital Area (SSH) - Official Definition of Municipalities included in Greater Reykjavík Area
35. Statistics Iceland - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014)
36. National Land Survey of Iceland - Official Municipality Land Area on January 1, 2011
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38. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
39. Statistics Denmark - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
40. Statistics Denmark - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013¹
41. Statistics Denmark - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
42. Statistics Denmark - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013¹
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48. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
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50. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
51. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2014 (released on November 10, 2014) only available in Swedish
52. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
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57. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2014 (released on November 10, 2014) only available in Swedish
58. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
59. Statistics Denmark - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 23, 2014)
60. Statistics Denmark - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013¹
61. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2014 (released on November 10, 2014) only available in Swedish
62. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish
63. Statistics Finland - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014)
64. NLS National Land Survey of Finland - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Finnish and Swedish
65. Statistics Finland - Official Population Statistics for Q4-2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014)
66. NLS National Land Survey of Finland - Official Municipality Land Area for 2014 only available in Finnish and Swedish
67. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Population Statistics for Q3-2014 (released on November 10, 2014) only available in Swedish
68. SCB Statistics Sweden - Official Municipality Land Area for 2013 (retrieved on February 24, 2014) only available in Swedish

¹ The statistics only include matriculated areas covered by the survey, thus most lakes and all seawater is excluded.