# Municipalities of Southwest Finland

The 27 municipalities of the region of Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi; Swedish: Egentliga Finland) in Finland are divided into five sub-regions.

## Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region

* Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari)
* Pargas (Parainen) (Väståboland/Länsi-Turunmaa between 2009-2011)

## Loimaa sub-region

* Aura
* Koski Tl (Koskis)
* Loimaa (former arms: )
* Marttila (S:t Mårtens)
* Oripää
* Pöytyä

## Salo sub-region

* Salo (former arms: )
* Somero

## Turku sub-region

* Kaarina (S:t Karins) (former arms: )
* Lieto (Lundo)
* Masku (former arms: )
* Mynämäki (Virmo) (former arms: )
* Naantali (Nådendal)
* Nousiainen (Nousis)
* Paimio (Pemar)
* Raisio (Reso)
* Rusko (former arms: )
* Sauvo (Sagu)
* Turku (Åbo)

## Vakka-Suomi sub-region

* Kustavi (Gustavs)
* Laitila (Letala)
* Pyhäranta
* Taivassalo (Tövsala)
* Uusikaupunki (Nystad)
* Vehmaa (Vemo)

## List of municipalities

| Municipality | Population | Land area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$) | Finnish speakers | Swedish speakers | Other speakers |
| Aura | 3,976 | 95 | 42 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Kaarina | 36,531 | 151 | 243 | 88 % | 5 % | 6 % |
| Koski Tl | 2,194 | 192 | 11 | 95 % | 0 % | 5 % |
| Kimitoön | 6,425 | 687 | 9 | 30 % | 67 % | 4 % |
| Kustavi | 946 | 166 | 6 | 93 % | 2 % | 5 % |
| Laitila | 8,475 | 532 | 16 | 87 % | 0 % | 12 % |
| Lieto | 20,620 | 301 | 69 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % |
| Loimaa | 15,334 | 848 | 18 | 95 % | 0 % | 6 % |
| Marttila | 1,924 | 195 | 10 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Masku | 9,594 | 175 | 55 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Mynämäki | 7,501 | 520 | 14 | 95 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Naantali | 20,081 | 313 | 64 | 94 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Nousiainen | 4,664 | 199 | 23 | 96 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Oripää | 1,293 | 118 | 11 | 92 % | 1 % | 9 % |
| Paimio | 11,247 | 239 | 47 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % |
| Pargas | 14,961 | 884 | 17 | 41 % | 54 % | 5 % |
| Pyhäranta | 1,927 | 144 | 13 | 97 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Pöytyä | 8,043 | 750 | 11 | 95 % | 1 % | 5 % |
| Raisio | 25,519 | 49 | 523 | 86 % | 1 % | 12 % |
| Rusko | 6,416 | 127 | 50 | 95 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Salo | 50,912 | 1,987 | 26 | 91 % | 1 % | 8 % |
| Sauvo | 2,969 | 253 | 12 | 91 % | 2 % | 7 % |
| Somero | 8,450 | 668 | 13 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % |
| Taivassalo | 1,695 | 140 | 12 | 93 % | 1 % | 7 % |
| Turku | 204,618 | 246 | 833 | 78 % | 5 % | 15 % |
| Uusikaupunki | 14,887 | 503 | 30 | 92 % | 0 % | 8 % |
| Vehmaa | 2,268 | 189 | 12 | 93 % | 0 % | 5 % |
| Total | 493,470 | 9,097 | 54 | 84 % | 6 % | 10 % |

## Former municipalities

* Kuusisto (to Kaarina in 1946)
* Naantalin maalaiskunta (to Naantali in 1964)
* Angelniemi (to Halikko in 1967)
* Pargas landskommun (to Pargas in 1967)
* Uskela (to Salo in 1967)
* Maaria (to Turku in 1967)
* Kakskerta (to Turku in 1968)
* Hitis (to Dragsfjärd in 1969)
* Karuna (to Sauvo in 1969)
* Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta (to Uusikaupunki in 1969)
* Paattinen (to Turku in 1973)
* Pyhämaa (to Uusikaupunki in 1974)
* Metsämaa (to Loimaan kunta in 1976)
* Karjala (to Mynämäki in 1977)
* Somerniemi (to Somero in 1977)
* Lokalahti (to Uusikaupunki in 1981)
* Kalanti (to Uusikaupunki in 1993)
* Loimaan kunta (to Loimaa in 2005)
* Karinainen (to Pöytyä in 2005)
* Mietoinen (to Mynämäki in 2007)
* Piikkiö (to Kaarina in 2009)
* Dragsfjärd (formed Kimitoön with Kimito and Västanfjärd in 2009)
* Kimito (formed Kimitoön with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd in 2009)
* Västanfjärd (formed Kimitoön with Dragsfjärd and Kimito in 2009)
* Alastaro (to Loimaa in 2009)
* Mellilä (to Loimaa in 2009)
* Houtskär (formed Väståboland in 2009)
* Iniö (formed Väståboland in 2009)
* Korpo (formed Väståboland in 2009)
* Nagu (formed Väståboland in 2009)
* Pargas (formed Väståboland in 2009)
* Askainen (to Masku in 2009)
* Lemu (to Masku in 2009)
* Merimasku (to Naantali in 2009)
* Rymättylä (to Naantali in 2009)
* Velkua (to Naantali in 2009)
* Yläne (to Pöytyä in 2009)
* Vahto (to Rusko in 2009)
* Halikko (to Salo in 2009)
* Kiikala (to Salo in 2009)
* Kisko (to Salo in 2009)
* Kuusjoki (to Salo in 2009)
* Muurla (to Salo in 2009)
* Perniö (to Salo in 2009)
* Pertteli (to Salo in 2009)
* Suomusjärvi (to Salo in 2009)
* Särkisalo (to Salo in 2009)
* Tarvasjoki (to Lieto in 2015)