Population · 2025

Share of Swedish speakers: ranking of municipalities

Share of Swedish speakers: Larsmo comes top with 91.6% and Utajärvi comes last with 0.0%. The median across 302 municipalities is 0.3%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

#MunicipalityRegionShare of Swedish speakers
1LarsmoOstrobothnia91.6%
2LemlandÅland90.6%
3HammarlandÅland89.7%
4SaltvikÅland88.8%
5FinströmÅland88.7%
6PedersöreOstrobothnia88.4%
7SundÅland87.9%
8JomalaÅland87.2%
9EckeröÅland85.7%
10MalaxOstrobothnia84.4%
11NykarlebyOstrobothnia83.7%
12KorsnäsOstrobothnia83.0%
13GetaÅland81.6%
14VöråOstrobothnia81.3%
15Maarianhamina - MariehamnÅland79.8%
16FöglöÅland79.7%
17KronobyOstrobothnia75.4%
18NärpesOstrobothnia72.6%
19KorsholmOstrobothnia67.9%
20KimitoönSouthwest Finland65.3%
21RaseborgUusimaa63.3%
22PargasSouthwest Finland53.5%
23JakobstadOstrobothnia53.1%
24KristinestadOstrobothnia51.9%
25IngåUusimaa50.8%
26HankoUusimaa41.2%
27LoviisaUusimaa38.7%
28KauniainenUusimaa30.2%
29LapinjärviUusimaa28.6%
30PorvooUusimaa27.2%
31KaskinenOstrobothnia27.0%
32SipooUusimaa26.8%
33SiuntioUusimaa26.0%
34VaasaOstrobothnia22.8%
35KirkkonummiUusimaa14.4%
36KokkolaCentral Ostrobothnia11.7%
37MyrskyläUusimaa9.2%
38PyhtääKymenlaakso6.5%
39EspooUusimaa6.2%
40HelsinkiUusimaa5.4%
40TurkuSouthwest Finland5.4%
42KaarinaSouthwest Finland5.1%
43AskolaUusimaa3.9%
44LohjaUusimaa3.4%
45SauvoSouthwest Finland2.4%
46PornainenUusimaa2.3%
47EvijärviSouth Ostrobothnia2.1%
47VantaaUusimaa2.1%
47KarijokiSouth Ostrobothnia2.1%
50KustaviSouthwest Finland2.0%
51KaustinenCentral Ostrobothnia1.9%
52VihtiUusimaa1.7%
53VeteliCentral Ostrobothnia1.6%
54LietoSouthwest Finland1.5%
54RuskoSouthwest Finland1.5%
56RaisioSouthwest Finland1.4%
56TuusulaUusimaa1.4%
58NaantaliSouthwest Finland1.3%
58NurmijärviUusimaa1.3%
60KeravaUusimaa1.2%
60LaihiaOstrobothnia1.2%
60MaskuSouthwest Finland1.2%
60SaloSouthwest Finland1.2%
64JärvenpääUusimaa1.0%
64MarttilaSouthwest Finland1.0%
66HyvinkääUusimaa0.9%
66IsojokiSouth Ostrobothnia0.9%
66KotkaKymenlaakso0.9%
66MynämäkiSouthwest Finland0.9%
66NousiainenSouthwest Finland0.9%
66PaimioSouthwest Finland0.9%
72EnontekiöLapland0.8%
72IsokyröSouth Ostrobothnia0.8%
72TaivassaloSouthwest Finland0.8%
72PelloLapland0.8%
76KarkkilaUusimaa0.7%
76KauhavaSouth Ostrobothnia0.7%
76KolariLapland0.7%
76MäntsäläUusimaa0.7%
76TeuvaSouth Ostrobothnia0.7%
76YlitornioLapland0.7%
82MuonioLapland0.6%
82NakkilaSatakunta0.6%
82OrimattilaPäijät-Häme0.6%
82OripääSouthwest Finland0.6%
82PoriSatakunta0.6%
82PukkilaUusimaa0.6%
82UtsjokiLapland0.6%
82VehmaaSouthwest Finland0.6%
90KittiläLapland0.5%
90Koski TlSouthwest Finland0.5%
90KuhmoinenPirkanmaa0.5%
90KärköläPäijät-Häme0.5%
90LahtiPäijät-Häme0.5%
90LappajärviSouth Ostrobothnia0.5%
90LoppiKanta-Häme0.5%
90PyhärantaSouthwest Finland0.5%
90PöytyäSouthwest Finland0.5%
90SavukoskiLapland0.5%
90SomeroSouthwest Finland0.5%

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityRegionShare of Swedish speakers
282KiteeNorth Karelia0.0%
282KiuruvesiNorth Savo0.0%
282KivijärviCentral Finland0.0%
282KonnevesiCentral Finland0.0%
282KontiolahtiNorth Karelia0.0%
282LiperiNorth Karelia0.0%
282LuhankaCentral Finland0.0%
282PihtipudasCentral Finland0.0%
282PomarkkuSatakunta0.0%
282PyhäntäNorth Ostrobothnia0.0%
282RautavaaraNorth Savo0.0%
282ReisjärviNorth Ostrobothnia0.0%
282SiikajokiNorth Ostrobothnia0.0%
282VaalaNorth Ostrobothnia0.0%
282UtajärviNorth Ostrobothnia0.0%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of Swedish speakers”?

Larsmo ranks first for “Share of Swedish speakers”, with 91.6%.

What is the median for “Share of Swedish speakers”?

The median across the 302 ranked municipalities is 0.3%.