| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
FIN
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Finland
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Laeaeni
|
Level2 Type
|
Kunta
|
| Number of Units |
448
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
12
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2000
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
5,027
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
5,079
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
5,188
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
4,986
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
5,108
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
5,172
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
317,001
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
27
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
101
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,027,305
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
9,613
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
43,336
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
43
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
2,705
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
52
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
450
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
19,349
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,299,138
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,726
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
81,308
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
3,496,235
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
6%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
67%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
59%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
42
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
1
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: "2000 Kunta population data provided by:Mr. Juhani Leskinen. Library of Statistics Finland. Email: library@stat.fi Internet: http://www.stat.fi1993 Kunta population downloaded from UNEP GEO data portal." |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe (SABE) distributed by Eurographics: http://www.eurogeographics.org/eng/03_projects_sabe.asps (SABE 2001 date of release : February 2003). |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; Statistical Yearbook of Finland 2002, UN Statistical Library, hard copy |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Urban communes. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: A population growth rate was calculated between 1993 and 2000 to extrapolate to target years. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: Boundary data clipped to DCW coastline boundaries. |
