Helsinki, Uusimaa

Helsinki: Capital of Finland

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Quick Facts about Helsinki

Population :	642,045
Country :	Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic, Finland, Sweden, Russian Empire
State :	Uusimaa (Finland)
County :	Helsinki
Phone Area Codes :	9
Area :	213.75 km²
Official name :	Helsingfors stad, Helsingin kaupunki, Гельсингфорс, Хельсинки
Continent :	Europe
Legislative body :	Helsinki City Council
Official language :	Finnish, Swedish
Altitude :	56 feet / 17 meters
Capital city :	Helsinki is capital of Uusimaa, Finnish Democratic Republic, Finland, Uusimaa Province, Grand Duchy of Finland, Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic
Establishment :	June 06, 1550 (474 years ago)
Time Zone :	Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, Eastern European Summer Time
Local time :	13:32:44 (21st December 2024)

Geography

Helsinki is located at 60°10'10"N 24°56'8"E (60.1695200, 24.9354500). It has 3 neighbors: Vantaa, Sibbo and Espoo.

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Official website of Helsinki

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Jussi Pajunen , 2017 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Helsinki has 3 neighbours.

Vantaa city in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
Sibbo municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
Espoo city in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1875	23,000	-	t2121969168
1900	79,000	70.89%	census
1910	119,000	33.61%	census
1920	152,000	21.71%	census
1930	206,000	26.21%	t2121969168
1940	252,000	18.25%	t2121969168
1950	369,000	31.71%	t2121969168
1960	448,000	17.63%	census
1970	524,000	14.5%	census
1980	484,000	-8.26%	t2121969168
1990	491,000	1.43%	census
1999	551,123	10.91%	census
2000	551,000	-0.02%	census
2001	559,718	1.56%	t2121969168
2002	559,716	-0%	census
2003	559,330	-0.07%	census
2004	559,046	-0.05%	census
2005	560,905	0.33%	census
2006	564,521	0.64%	t2121969168
2007	568,531	0.71%	t2121969168
2008	576,632	1.4%	t2121969168
2009	583,350	1.15%	t2121969168
2010	588,343	0.85%	census
2011	595,384	1.18%	t2121969168
2012	603,968	1.42%	t2121969168
2013	603,968	0%	t2121969168
2014	620,982	2.74%	census
2015	628,208	1.15%	t2121969168
2016	620,982	-1.16%	census
2017	642,045	3.28%	census

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