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Helsinki, capital of Finland

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Helsinki is the seat of Finland, a country, and of Uusimaa, a region, and of Helsinki sub-region, a subregion, and of Helsinki, a subdistrict.

Population
658,864
2025
Population
694392

About Helsinki

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Best of Helsinki

Six questions about Helsinki that nothing published can answer as well as somebody who has been. Nobody has answered them here yet.

  • Where should someone eat?
  • What should they make sure they see?
  • Where do people actually shop?
  • Where does the evening go?
  • Where do you go to get out of the city?
  • What is worth the day, just outside?

Sources

  • wikidata
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