This is a list of cities in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Denmark uses byområde (city), while Statistics Norway uses tettsted (urban settlement). In Denmark and Sweden, these terms are defined as a continuous built-up area whose population is at least 200 inhabitants and where the maximum distance between residences is 200 m. In Norway, the maximum distance is 50 m, but distances up to 400 m are used in certain circumstances. Many urban areas throughout the Nordic countries have witnessed conurbation and grown together. This is particularly true for the larger cities.
| Rank | City/urban settlement | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Stockholm | 1,372,565 (municipality: 847,073) | Capital of Sweden. The Stockholm urban area, Urban Stockholm, or Tätorten Stockholm as it is called in Swedish, consists of the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Sundbyberg, as well as parts of Botkyrka, Danderyd, Haninge, Huddinge, Järfälla, Nacka, Sollentuna, Tyresö municipalities. Metropolitan area, Metropolitan Stockholm or Stor-Stockholm, 2,034,480 (2010). |
| 02 | Copenhagen | 1,199,224 (municipality: 541,559) | Capital of Denmark. Urban Copenhagen, or Hovedstadsområdet (capital area) as it is also called in Danish, consists of the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk, as well as parts of the Ballerup, Rudersdal, Furesø, Ishøj and Greve municipalities. For the metropolitan area, Greater Copenhagen Region or Hovedstadsregionen, 1.901.789 (2010). |
| 03 | Helsinki | 1,059,060 (municipality: 595,212) | Capital of Finland. Numbers for Urban Helsinki include the neighbouring municipalities Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. For the Greater Helsinki area: 1,360,309. |
| 04 | Oslo | 907,288 (municipality: 590,041) | Capital of Norway and centre of metropolitan area Greater Oslo Region, which has a population of 1,422,443. Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Bærum, Asker, Skedsmo, Lørenskog and Oppegård in their entirety, as well as parts of Røyken, Sørum, Nittedal, Rælingen and Ski. 1,422,442 |
| 05 | Gothenburg | 549,839 | Municipality: 513,751. For the entire metropolitan area: 928,629 |
| 06 | Malmö | 280,415 | Municipality: 298,963. For the entire metropolitan area: 656,355 and for the Oresund Region circa 3,500,000 |
| 07 | Turku | 253,116 | Municipality: 178,670. Includes the neighbouring municipalities Kaarina, Naantali and Raisio. |
| 08 | Aarhus | 249,709 | Municipality: 310,956. For the entire metropolitan area: 834,976 (2011). |
| 09 | Bergen | 234,800 | Municipality: 252,051. For the entire metropolitan area: 377,116 |
| 10 | Stavanger | 221,616 | Municipality: 124,325. Metropolitan area: 297,569. Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola. |
| 11 | Tampere | 215,144 | For the entire metropolitan area: 357,785 |
| 12 | Reykjavik | 195,000 | Capital of Iceland. Municipality: 120,165. Includes the neighbouring municipalities Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær and Seltjarnarnes. |
| 13 | Odense | 167,615 | Municipality: 190,245 |
| 14 | Trondheim | 160,072 | Municipality: 170,936 |
| 15 | Oulu | 143,734 | For the entire metropolitan area ~180 000. |
| 16 | Uppsala | 140,454 | Municipality: 197,787 |
| 17 | Jyväskylä | 131,993 | - |
| 18 | Fredrikstad/ Sarpsborg | 126,971 | Fredrikstad with 73,866 inhabitants and Sarpsborg with 53,105 have grown together, to form an urban area known as "Nedre Glommaregionen" (the Lower Glomma Region - The cities are placed along the outlet of the river Glomma, hence the name). |
| 19 | Aalborg | 124,921 | Includes Nørresundby; Municipality: 199,188 |
| 20 | Västerås | 110,877 | Municipality: 137,207 |
| 21 | Örebro | 107,038 | Municipality: 135,460 |
| 22 | Linköping | 104,232 | Municipality: 146,416 |
| 23 | Lahti | 102,229 | - For the entire metropolitan area ~180 000. |
| 24 | Drammen | 100,023 | Includes the neighbouring municipality Nedre Eiker in its entirety, as well as parts of Øvre Eiker, Lier and Røyken. |
| 25 | Kuopio | 97,411 | - |
| 26 | Helsingborg | 97,122 | Municipality: 129,177 |
| 27 | Jönköping | 89,396 | Municipality: 127,382 |
| 28 | Kouvola | 87,633 | - |
| 29 | Norrköping | 87,247 | Municipality: 130,050 |
| 30 | Skien | 86,923 | Includes the neighbouring municipality Porsgrunn in its entirety, as well as a part of Bamble. |
| 31 | Pori | 83,132 | - |
| 32 | Lund | 82,800 | Municipality: 110,488 |
| 33 | Umeå | 79,594 | Municipality: 115,473 |
| 34 | Joensuu | 73,668 | - |
| 35 | Lappeenranta | 72,183 | - |
| 36 | Esbjerg | 71,576 | Municipality: 115,184 |
| 37 | Gävle | 71,033 | Municipality: 95,055 |
| 38 | Kristiansand | 67,547 | Municipality: 78,320 |
| 39 | Hämeenlinna | 67,295 | - |
| 40 | Tromsø | 66,669 | - |
| 41 | Borås | 66,273 | Municipality: 103,294 |
| 42 | Eskilstuna | 64,679 | Municipality: 96,311 |
| 43 | Södertälje | 64,619 | Municipality: 86,246 |
| 44 | Karlstad | 61,685 | Municipality: 85,753 |
| 45 | Täby | 61,272 | Municipality: 63,789 |
| 46 | Randers | 60,656 | Municipality: 95,318 |
| 47 | Rovaniemi | 60,592 | - |
| 48 | Vaasa | 60,391 | - |
| 49 | Halmstad | 58,577 | Municipality: 91,800 |
| 50 | Kolding | 57,197 | Municipality: 89,210 |
Note that the population numbers from the different countries are from different years, as Statistics Norway and Statistics Denmark release the statistic yearly (albeit at different times of the year), Statistics Sweden only release the figures every five years.
Therefore, the Norwegian data is from the 2007 census, the Danish data is from 2011[1] and the Swedish from 2010[2] and the Finnish from 11-30-2011 [3].
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