This is a list of the largest municipalities in the Nordic countries by population within city limits which have more than 300,000 inhabitants. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas, which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.
Rank | munipalicity | Country | Population | Area (km²) | Population density | Image |
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1. | Stockholm[1] | Sweden | 855,361 | 188.06 km² | 4,548.3/km² | |
2. | Oslo[2] | Norway | 596,923 | 454.03 km² | 1,314/km² | |
3. | Helsinki[3] | Finland | 594,119 | 213.75 km² | 2,735.28/km² | |
4. | Copenhagen[4] | Denmark | 531,199 | 88.25 km² | 6,019.3/km² | |
5. | Gothenburg[5] | Sweden | 509,847 | 450 km² | 1,133/km² | |
6. | Aarhus.[6] | Denmark | 314,144 | 468 km² | 671/km² |