Municipalities of Southwest Finland

The 27 municipalities of the region of Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi; Swedish: Egentliga Finland) in Finland are divided into five sub-regions.

Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region

• Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari)
• Pargas (Parainen) (Väståboland/Länsi-Turunmaa between 2009-2011)

Loimaa sub-region

• Aura
• Koski Tl (Koskis)
• Loimaa (former arms: )
• Marttila (S:t Mårtens)
• Oripää
• Pöytyä

Salo sub-region

• Salo (former arms: )
• Somero

Turku sub-region

• Kaarina (S:t Karins) (former arms: )
• Lieto (Lundo)
• Masku (former arms: )
• Mynämäki (Virmo) (former arms: )
• Naantali (Nådendal)
• Nousiainen (Nousis)
• Paimio (Pemar)
• Raisio (Reso)
• Rusko (former arms: )
• Sauvo (Sagu)
• Turku (Åbo)

Vakka-Suomi sub-region

• Kustavi (Gustavs)
• Laitila (Letala)
• Pyhäranta
• Taivassalo (Tövsala)
• Uusikaupunki (Nystad)
• Vehmaa (Vemo)

List of municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Aura	3,976	95	42	96 %	1 %	3 %
	Kaarina	36,531	151	243	88 %	5 %	6 %
	Koski Tl	2,194	192	11	95 %	0 %	5 %
	Kimitoön	6,425	687	9	30 %	67 %	4 %
	Kustavi	946	166	6	93 %	2 %	5 %
	Laitila	8,475	532	16	87 %	0 %	12 %
	Lieto	20,620	301	69	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Loimaa	15,334	848	18	95 %	0 %	6 %
	Marttila	1,924	195	10	96 %	1 %	3 %
	Masku	9,594	175	55	96 %	1 %	3 %
	Mynämäki	7,501	520	14	95 %	1 %	4 %
	Naantali	20,081	313	64	94 %	1 %	4 %
	Nousiainen	4,664	199	23	96 %	1 %	3 %
	Oripää	1,293	118	11	92 %	1 %	9 %
	Paimio	11,247	239	47	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Pargas	14,961	884	17	41 %	54 %	5 %
	Pyhäranta	1,927	144	13	97 %	1 %	3 %
	Pöytyä	8,043	750	11	95 %	1 %	5 %
	Raisio	25,519	49	523	86 %	1 %	12 %
	Rusko	6,416	127	50	95 %	2 %	3 %
	Salo	50,912	1,987	26	91 %	1 %	8 %
	Sauvo	2,969	253	12	91 %	2 %	7 %
	Somero	8,450	668	13	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Taivassalo	1,695	140	12	93 %	1 %	7 %
	Turku	204,618	246	833	78 %	5 %	15 %
	Uusikaupunki	14,887	503	30	92 %	0 %	8 %
	Vehmaa	2,268	189	12	93 %	0 %	5 %
	Total	493,470	9,097	54	84 %	6 %	10 %

Former municipalities

• Kuusisto (to Kaarina in 1946)
• Naantalin maalaiskunta (to Naantali in 1964)
• Angelniemi (to Halikko in 1967)
• Pargas landskommun (to Pargas in 1967)
• Uskela (to Salo in 1967)
• Maaria (to Turku in 1967)
• Kakskerta (to Turku in 1968)
• Hitis (to Dragsfjärd in 1969)
• Karuna (to Sauvo in 1969)
• Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta (to Uusikaupunki in 1969)
• Paattinen (to Turku in 1973)
• Pyhämaa (to Uusikaupunki in 1974)
• Metsämaa (to Loimaan kunta in 1976)
• Karjala (to Mynämäki in 1977)
• Somerniemi (to Somero in 1977)
• Lokalahti (to Uusikaupunki in 1981)
• Kalanti (to Uusikaupunki in 1993)
• Loimaan kunta (to Loimaa in 2005)
• Karinainen (to Pöytyä in 2005)
• Mietoinen (to Mynämäki in 2007)
• Piikkiö (to Kaarina in 2009)
• Dragsfjärd (formed Kimitoön with Kimito and Västanfjärd in 2009)
• Kimito (formed Kimitoön with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd in 2009)
• Västanfjärd (formed Kimitoön with Dragsfjärd and Kimito in 2009)
• Alastaro (to Loimaa in 2009)
• Mellilä (to Loimaa in 2009)
• Houtskär (formed Väståboland in 2009)
• Iniö (formed Väståboland in 2009)
• Korpo (formed Väståboland in 2009)
• Nagu (formed Väståboland in 2009)
• Pargas (formed Väståboland in 2009)
• Askainen (to Masku in 2009)
• Lemu (to Masku in 2009)
• Merimasku (to Naantali in 2009)
• Rymättylä (to Naantali in 2009)
• Velkua (to Naantali in 2009)
• Yläne (to Pöytyä in 2009)
• Vahto (to Rusko in 2009)
• Halikko (to Salo in 2009)
• Kiikala (to Salo in 2009)
• Kisko (to Salo in 2009)
• Kuusjoki (to Salo in 2009)
• Muurla (to Salo in 2009)
• Perniö (to Salo in 2009)
• Pertteli (to Salo in 2009)
• Suomusjärvi (to Salo in 2009)
• Särkisalo (to Salo in 2009)
• Tarvasjoki (to Lieto in 2015)

See also

• Western Finland Province
• Regions of Western Finland

External links

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