List of urban areas in the Nordic countries

A common statistical definition between the Nordic countries was agreed in 1960,[1] which defines an urban area as a contiguous built-up area with a population of at least 200 and where the maximum distance between dwellings is 200 metres, excluding roads, car parks, parks, sports grounds and cemeteries - regardless of the boundaries of the municipality, district or county.

However, according to official statistics, the "taajama" of Tampere is larger than the "byområde" of Aarhus (eurostat.ec).

This suggests that direct comparisons between Finland and the other Nordic countries may be problematic.

242,995[16] Urban area includes all or most of the population of 5 additional municipalities in the Capital region.

Conurbation includes the neighbouring municipalities Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola.

Population density in the Nordic countries .
The Stockholm urban area (in blue), the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. The area includes land both inside and outside of the municipality of Stockholm .