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Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 694,000 people live in the municipality, which was chartered on 12 June 1550 and designated Finland's capital on 8 April 1812. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
694,392 1
As of 31 December 2025, from Helsinki's own Wikipedia infobox (city proper / municipality).
Area (sq km)
715.48 1
Total municipal area from the infobox (214.42 km2 land, 501.74 km2 water).
Founding Year
1550 1
12 June 1550 is Helsinki's charter date, the single clean founding date the infobox gives; it was designated Finland's capital much later, on 8 April 1812.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
26 1
Latitude
60.17083 degrees north 1
Longitude
24.9375 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
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Finland, Countries

Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

Source Helsinki (Wikipedia)

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Finland, Countries

Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

Source Helsinki (Wikipedia)
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Metso Corporation

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Supercell

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Supercell Oy is a Finnish mobile game development company based in Helsinki.
Supreme Court of Finland

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The Supreme Court of Finland (Finnish: korkein oikeus [ˈkorkei̯n ˈoi̯keus], abbreviated as KKO; Swedish: högsta domstolen, abbreviated as HD), located in Helsinki, is the court of last resort for cases within the private law of Finland (that is, civil and criminal cases).
University of Helsinki

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The University of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin yliopisto, HY; Swedish: Helsingfors universitet, HU) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland.
Helsingfors Segelsällskap

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The club is located on Liuskasaari island in the middle of southern Helsinki.
Sources
1. Helsinki (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    694,392
  • Infobox, area
    715.48 km2 (276.25 sq mi) total
  • Infobox, elevation
    26 m (85 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E
  • Infobox: established_date
    12 June 1550
  • Introduction
    Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland.
  • Capital Of: Finland, Lead section, capital fact
    Helsinki, until about 1930 known in English by its Swedish name of Helsingfors, is the capital and most populous city in Finland.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Helsinki - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 658225
    60.16952 24.93545 P PPLC FI 01 011 091 658864 26 Europe/Helsinki
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 26 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 60.25, 24.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 60.25, 24.75
60.25 24.75 Dfb
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Wikidata: Helsinki
Wikidata Q1757, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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