Helsinki

Helsinki is 's capital and largest city. Helsinki combines modern and historic architectural styles with beautiful open spaces. The city is surrounded by hundreds of tiny islands, and is a cultural bridge between the East and West.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.

Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.
is an amusement park in , . It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Stadium
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The Helsinki , located in the district about 2.3 kilometres from the centre of the capital , is the largest in the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamppi and Southwest and Inner East.

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Kamppi and Southwestern is here defined as the part of the city raying out to the south-west of the , stretching along highway 51 to the border of next-door .

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comprises the parts of east of the railway, north of Pitkäsilta, south of freeways 4 and 45 and west of Kulosaari. In this part of the city you can see districts of old wooden houses and postmodern, blocky concrete districts built as the "city districts of the future" in the 1970s.

Helsinki

Latitude
60.1756° or 60° 10′ 32″ north
Longitude
24.9342° or 24° 56′ 3″ east
Population
659,000
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
9GG65WGM+6M
Geo­Names ID
658226
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Satellite Map

Discover Helsinki from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Helsinki” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “赫爾辛基”
  • Finnish: “Helsinki”
  • Finnish: “Stadi”
  • French: “Helsinki”
  • German: “Helsinki”
  • Russian: “Хельсинки”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Finlandia Hall and Villa Hakasalmi.

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