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  2. Gulf of Finland - Wikipedia

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    Gulf of Finland Satellite image showing the gulf entirely frozen over in January 2003. The gulf has an area of 30,000 km 2 (12,000 sq mi). [2] The length (from the Hanko Peninsula to Saint Petersburg) is 400 km (250 mi) and the width varies from 70 km (43 mi) near the entrance to 130 km (81 mi) on the meridian of Moshchny Island; in the Neva Bay, it decreases to 12 km (7.5 mi).

  3. Espoo - Wikipedia

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    The city has a large coastline on the Gulf of Finland. Espoo has six Natura 2000 protected areas : Bånberget forests, Espoonlahti–Saunalahti bay area (partially in Kirkkonummi ), Laajalahti bay, Matalajärvi lake, Nuuksio National Park (partially in Kirkkonummi and Vihti ), as well as forests in Vestra (partially in Vantaa ).

  4. Helsinki - Wikipedia

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    Helsinki [a] [b] is the capital and most populous city in Finland.It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 684,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.26 million in the capital region and 1.6 million in the metropolitan area.

  5. Kronstadt - Wikipedia

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    Kronstadt (Russian: Кроншта́дт, romanized: Kronshtadt, IPA: [krɐnˈʂtat]) is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, 30 km (19 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, near the head of the Gulf of Finland.

  6. Helsinki capital region - Wikipedia

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    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 1.26 million. The municipalities of the capital region have a legal obligation to cooperate in the areas of waste management and public transport, with HSL being responsible for public transport and HSY ...

  7. Kotka - Wikipedia

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    It is the 21st most populous municipality in Finland, and the 16th most populous urban area in the country. Kotka is situated in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city situated on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a culturally diverse city with a variety of schools.

  8. List of cities and towns in Finland - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.[a] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, [1] and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. [2]

  9. Tallinn - Wikipedia

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    Tallinn [5] [a] is the capital and most populous city of Estonia.Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of about 457,000 (as of 2024) [2] and administratively lies in the Harju maakond (county).