Helsinki

Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish: {{IPA|}}), or Helsingfors in Swedish {{Audio|sv-Helsingfors.ogg|listen}}, is the capital of Finland. It is located in the southern part of Finland on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, at {{coor dm|60|10|N|24|56|E|}}. Helsinki forms a conurbation with three other cities, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, which are together called the capital area. This area has about 975,000 citizens. The Greater Helsinki area contains a lot more municipalities and has a total population of 1,232,741 million (2004).

External links

• {{wikitravel}}
• Helsinki - Finland Travel Club
• Helsinki – Official site
• Map of central Helsinki
• Map of Helsinki in 1902
• Map of Helsinki Metropolitan Area
• Journey Planner – a web application for determining public transport routes in the Helsinki region
• Helsinki through the lense – Photo gallery
• Webcam Helsinki live webcam