Finland Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Finland provide geospatial data on populated places and residential areas. The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on settlement and residential area locations.
• Settlement-level targeting for planning or resource allocation based on named places.
• Population analysis using the distribution of cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used, free, and collaborative global map.
• It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and data export.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:06:41.893278

Geography

Finland