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Ranking of the regions of Finland by shops per inhabitant

How many shops there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every region of Finland and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 483.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 207 inhabitants.

483.2
shops per 100,000 inhabitants — Finland
one for every 207 inhabitants
577.9
the most — Satakunta
one for every 173 inhabitants
374.3
the fewest — Central Finland
one for every 267 inhabitants
5.6M
inhabitants
Tilastokeskus, 2024 (pyöristetty)
How we count. Businesses — the active shops of our base on the date of the update. Population — Tilastokeskus, 2024 (pyöristetty). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the regions: shops per 100,000 inhabitants

Shops per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Region ↕Population ↕Retail ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Satakunta 213,000 1,231
577.9
173
02 Southwest Finland 490,000 2,669
544.7
184
03 Pirkanmaa 535,000 2,852
533.1
188
04 South Savo 129,000 671
520.2
192
05 Uusimaa 1,760,000 9,044
513.9
195
06 Lapland 177,000 889
502.3
199
07 South Ostrobothnia 190,000 921
484.7
206
08 Kanta-Häme 170,000 779
458.2
218
09 Ostrobothnia 177,000 803
453.7
220
10 South Karelia 126,000 554
439.7
227
11 Central Ostrobothnia 68,000 295
433.8
231
12 Päijät-Häme 205,000 883
430.7
232
13 North Ostrobothnia 418,000 1,799
430.4
232
14 Kainuu 70,000 300
428.6
233
15 Kymenlaakso 160,000 645
403.1
248
16 North Savo 248,000 961
387.5
258
17 North Karelia 162,000 607
374.7
267
18 Central Finland 276,000 1,033
374.3
267
Average of Finland — 483.2 per 100,000 inhabitants26,936 shops · 5,574,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Shops per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Retail ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 HelsinkiUusimaa 658,864 4,422
671.2
149
02 TurkuSouthwest Finland 206,655 1,224
592.3
169
03 TamperePirkanmaa 260,646 1,455
558.2
179
04 VantaaUusimaa 252,724 1,148
454.3
220
05 OuluNorth Ostrobothnia 216,066 904
418.4
239
06 LahtiPäijät-Häme 121,622 485
398.8
251
07 EspooUusimaa 323,910 1,245
384.4
260
08 KuopioNorth Savo 125,462 437
348.3
287
09 JyväskyläCentral Finland 148,744 497
334.1
299

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