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The Helsinki metropolitan area is the world's northernmost urban area with a population of over one million people, and the northernmost EU capital city. The Helsinki urban area is an officially recognized urban area in Finland , defined by its population density.
The terms Helsinki metropolitan area, Greater Helsinki, Capital region and the other terms used are not fixed and may vary in different contexts. The metropolitan region is the largest urbanised area in the country with a population of approximately 1.61 million (2024) [ 2 ] and is by far the most important economic, cultural, and scientific ...
By population; By area; Capital is not their largest city; Former; Multiple capitals; Purpose-built; Situated on an international border; ... Helsinki: 658,864: 11.9% ...
[note 1] [1] [2] The area is limited around Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The area is located in the southern part of Finland on the shores of the Gulf of Finland and is an important growth centre with a population of 1.3 million.
This is a list of urban areas in Finland by population, with the 100 largest localities or urban areas in Finland on 31 December 2019. [1] The list is based on data from Statistics Finland that defines an urban area as a cluster of dwellings with at least 200 inhabitants.
This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. Urban areas in the Nordic countries are measured at national level, independently by each country's statistical office. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Finland also uses tätort in Swedish and taajama in Finnish, Statistics Denmark uses ...
The relatively sparse population density of Helsinki and its peculiar structure have often been attributed to the lateness of its growth. [citation needed] Helsinki was a European Capital of Culture in 2000, and the World Design Capital in 2012.
Finland has a population of 5.6 million. [10] Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish; 84.9 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter.