Helsinki
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Helsinki 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 Helsinki sub-region |
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 Helsinki
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| Coordinates: 60°10′15″N 024°56′15″E / 60.17083°N 24.93750°ECoordinates: 60°10′15″N 024°56′15″E / 60.17083°N 24.93750°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Helsinki | |
| Charter | 1550 | |
| Capital city | 1812 | |
| Government | ||
| • Lord Mayor | Jussi Pajunen | |
| • Mayor | To be elected in 2017 | |
| Area (2011-01-01) | ||
| • City | 715.49 km2 (276.25 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 501.74 km2 (193.72 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 770.26 km2 (297.40 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 3,697.52 km2 (1,427.62 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 170th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • City | 629,512 | |
| • Rank | Largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2,945.09/km2 (7,627.7/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,125,136 | |
| • Urban density | 1,460.7/km2 (3,783/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,441,601 | |
| • Metro density | 389.9/km2 (1,010/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) |
helsinkiläinen (Finnish) |
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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) | |
| 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% |
helsinkiläinen (Finnish)
helsingforsare (Swedish)
Helsinki (/hɛlˈsɪŋki/; Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhelsiŋki]; Swedish: Helsingfors) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki has a population of 629,512, an urban population of 1,214,210, and a metropolitan population of over 1.4 million, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located some 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of , Sweden, and 388 km (241 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.
The Helsinki metropolitan area includes the urban core of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns. It is the world's northernmost metro area of over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of an EU member state. The Helsinki metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Nordic countries, the City of Helsinki being the third largest after and Oslo. Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural, and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities. Approximately 75% of foreign companies operating in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region. The nearby municipality of Vantaa is the location of Helsinki Airport, with frequent service to various destinations in Europe and Asia.
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