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 356,000 inhabitants after Helsinki and Tampere. The sub-regions are used for statistical purposes. Statistics Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku.

Turku sub-region Turun seutukunta SK023 Turku
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Capital	Turku
Population
• Total	355,791
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 320,000.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Kaarina	36,675	151	244	88 %	5 %	7 %
	Lieto	20,732	301	69	94 %	2 %	5 %
	Masku	9,612	175	55	96 %	1 %	3 %
	Mynämäki	7,424	520	14	95 %	1 %	4 %
	Naantali	20,390	313	65	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Nousiainen	4,667	199	23	95 %	1 %	4 %
	Paimio	11,284	239	47	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Raisio	26,036	49	534	84 %	1 %	15 %
	Rusko	6,381	127	50	95 %	2 %	3 %
	Sauvo	2,957	253	12	90 %	2 %	7 %
	Turku	209,633	246	853	77 %	5 %	18 %
	Total	355,791	2,570	138	82 %	4 %	13 %

See also

• Helsinki sub-region
• Tampere sub-region