Turku sub-region

Turku sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland in Finland. It is the third most populous sub-region in Finland with about 353,000 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]

Turku sub-region Turun seutukunta SK023 Turku
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Capital	Turku
Population
• Total	352,527
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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 317,000.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Kaarina	36,631	151	243	88 %	5 %	7 %
	Lieto	20,694	301	69	94 %	2 %	5 %
	Masku	9,628	175	55	95 %	1 %	3 %
	Mynämäki	7,470	520	14	95 %	1 %	4 %
	Naantali	20,312	313	65	94 %	1 %	4 %
	Nousiainen	4,685	199	24	95 %	1 %	4 %
	Paimio	11,241	239	47	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Raisio	25,846	49	530	85 %	1 %	14 %
	Rusko	6,397	127	50	95 %	2 %	3 %
	Sauvo	2,968	253	12	91 %	2 %	7 %
	Turku	206,655	246	841	78 %	5 %	17 %
	Total	352,527	2,570	137	83 %	4 %	12 %

See also

• Helsinki sub-region
• Tampere sub-region