Turku sub-region
Sub-region in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Turku sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland in Finland. It is the third most populous sub-region in Finland with about 356,000 inhabitants after Helsinki and Tampere. The sub-regions[1] are used for statistical purposes.[2] Statistics Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku.[3]
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 320,000.
Municipalities
| Coat of arms |
Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Finnish speakers |
Swedish speakers |
Other speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kaarina | 36,675 | 151 | 244 | 88 % | 5 % | 7 % |
 | Lieto | 20,732 | 301 | 69 | 94 % | 2 % | 5 % |
 | Masku | 9,612 | 175 | 55 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % |
 | Mynämäki | 7,424 | 520 | 14 | 95 % | 1 % | 4 % |
 | Naantali | 20,390 | 313 | 65 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % |
 | Nousiainen | 4,667 | 199 | 23 | 95 % | 1 % | 4 % |
 | Paimio | 11,284 | 239 | 47 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % |
 | Raisio | 26,036 | 49 | 534 | 84 % | 1 % | 15 % |
 | Rusko | 6,381 | 127 | 50 | 95 % | 2 % | 3 % |
 | Sauvo | 2,957 | 253 | 12 | 90 % | 2 % | 7 % |
 | Turku | 209,633 | 246 | 853 | 77 % | 5 % | 18 % |
| Total | 355,791 | 2,570 | 138 | 82 % | 4 % | 13 % |