List of urban areas in the Nordic countries

This is a list of cities in Scandinavia by population. Scandinavia are made up of the three kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, most commonly known for being the historical area where the Vikings came from. Their languages are closely related, and each country has been in union with the two others at some time in history.

The population is measured on a national level, independently by each statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Denmark uses by (city), while Statistics Norway uses tettsted (urban settlement). These terms are defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres between residences. Many urban areas throughout Scandinavia have witnessed conurbation and grown together. This is particularily true for the bigger cities.

The 50 most highly populated urban areas in Scandinavia
While Statistics Norway releases these numbers once every year, Statistics Denmark releases its figures every two years and the Swedish branch only every five years. Due to this the population numbers are from different years; for Norway they count for 2007, Denmark uses its 2006 count, while the Swedish population numbers are from 2005.