Turku sub-region

Turku sub-region Turun seutukunta SK023 Turku
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Capital	Turku
Population
• Total	351,414
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Turku sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland in Finland. It is the third most populous sub-region in Finland with about 351,000 inhabitants after Helsinki and Tampere. The sub-regions are used for statistical purposes. Statistics Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku.

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 316,000.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Kaarina	36,563	151	243	88 %	5 %	6 %
	Lieto	20,666	301	69	94 %	1 %	5 %
	Masku	9,577	175	55	96 %	1 %	3 %
	Mynämäki	7,478	520	14	96 %	1 %	4 %
	Naantali	20,108	313	64	94 %	1 %	4 %
	Nousiainen	4,659	199	23	97 %	1 %	3 %
	Paimio	11,227	239	47	95 %	1 %	5 %
	Raisio	25,717	49	527	85 %	1 %	12 %
	Rusko	6,420	127	50	95 %	2 %	3 %
	Sauvo	2,964	253	12	91 %	2 %	7 %
	Turku	206,035	246	839	78 %	5 %	15 %
	Total	351,414	2,570	137	83 %	4 %	11 %

See also

• Helsinki sub-region
• Tampere sub-region