Gelsingfors
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Helsinki Helsingfors |
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Helsingin kaupunki Helsingfors stad City of Helsinki |
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Clockwise from top: Helsinki Cathedral, view of central Helsinki, Sanoma building and Kiasma, Helsinki city centre at night, beaches at Aurinkolahti, Parliament House and Suomenlinna.
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| Nickname(s): Stadi, Hesa | ||
 Location in the Uusimaa region and the Greater Helsinki sub-region |
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| Coordinates: 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E / 60.17083°N 24.93750°ECoordinates: 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E / 60.17083°N 24.93750°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region |
 Uusimaa
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| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki | |
| Charter | 1550 | |
| Capital city | 1812 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jan Vapaavuori | |
| Area (2018-01-01) | ||
| • City | 715.48 km2 (276.25 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 501.74 km2 (193.72 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 672.08 km2 (259.49 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 3,697.52 km2 (1,427.62 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 258th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2017-08-31) | ||
| • City | 642,045 | |
| • Rank | Largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3,003.72/km2 (7,779.6/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,231,595 | |
| • Urban density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,470,552 | |
| • Metro density | 397.7/km2 (1,030/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) |
helsinkiläinen (Finnish) helsingforsare (Swedish) Helsinkian (English) |
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| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 84.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 6.1% (official) | |
| • Others | 9.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 72% | |
| • 65 or older | 14.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Area code(s) | +358-9 | |
| Municipal tax rate | 18.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.hel.fi | |
| Population by mother tongue | ||
| Language | Population (2013) | Percentage |
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| Finnish | 494,627 | 81.9% |
| Swedish | 35,674 | 5.9% |
| Russian | 15,341 | 2.5% |
| Estonian | 10,207 | 1.7% |
| Somali | 7,193 | 1.2% |
| English | 4,879 | 0.8% |
| Arabic | 3,446 | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 2,691 | 0.4% |
| Kurdish | 2,264 | 0.4% |
| Spanish | 2,073 | 0.3% |
| German | 1,665 | 0.3% |
| French | 1,462 | 0.2% |
| Persian | 1,457 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 1,416 | 0.2% |
| Turkish | 1,408 | 0.2% |
| Thai | 1,123 | 0.2% |
| Albanian | 1,005 | 0.2% |
| Other | 15,978 | 2.6% |
Helsinki (/ˈhɛlsɪŋki/ or /hɛlˈsɪŋki/;Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhelsiŋki] (
listen); Swedish: Helsingfors; Swedish pronunciation: [helsiŋˈfors] ( listen)) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland. Helsinki is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki has a population of 642,045, the Helsinki urban area has a population of 1,231,595, and the Helsinki metropolitan area has a population of over 1.4 million, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of , Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical ties with these three cities.
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