Helsinki
Capital and most populous city of Finland
Also known as Helsingia · Helsingin kaupunki · Stadi · Hesa
- Country
- Finland(since 1917)
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Sources- 1.Stated in European Register of Market ParticipantsRetrieved 2022-07-12
- , Russian Empire(1809–1917)
- , Sweden(1550–1809)
- Finland(since 1917)
- Located in
- Uusimaa(since 2014)
- , Helsinki sub-region(1994–2013)
- , Uusimaa Province(1831–1993)
- Population
- 694,392(December 31, 2025)
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Sources- 1.“Population growth slowed down in 2025”stat.fi/en/publication/cmg6f46k91y0e07w0qtdt6yl7Retrieved 2026-04-05
- , 686,595(March 30, 2025)
- , 664,921(December 31, 2022)
- +33 more
- 694,392(December 31, 2025)
- Area
- 214.42 km²(January 1, 2023)
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- , 0.87 km²(January 1, 2023)
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- , 500.22 m²(January 1, 2023)
- +1 more
- 214.42 km²(January 1, 2023)
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Head of government
- Daniel Sazonov(since 2025)
- , Jussi Pajunen(2005–2017)
- , Jan Vapaavuori(2017–2021)
- +1 more
- Founded
- June 12, 1550
- Postal code
- 00100–00990
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
381 statements · 29% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Capital of
- Finland(since 1917)
- Finnish Democratic Republic(1939–1940)
- Grand Duchy of Finland(1809–1917) located in: Russian Empire
- Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic(1918–1918)
- Uusimaa Province
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- Uusimaa
- Helsinki sub-region
- Helsinki metropolitan area
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- Twinned administrative body
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- Tórshavn
- Beijing
- Tallinn
- Berlin
- Guadalajara
- Eindhoven
- Saint Petersburg(1993–2022)
- Shares border with
- Espoo
- Vantaa
- Sipoo
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Sources- 1.kuntakartta.org
- 2.stat.fi/org/avoindata/paikkatietoaineistot/kuntapohjaiset_tilastointialueet.htmlRetrieved 2021-01-06
- Official name
- Helsingin kaupunki
- Helsingfors stad
- Хельсинки(since 1917) reason for deprecated rank: unofficial
- Гельсингфорс(until 1917)
- Native label
- Helsinki pronunciation audio: Fi-Helsinki.oga, Fi-Helsinki-2.oga
- Helsingfors pronunciation audio: Sv-Helsingfors.ogg, Sv-Helsingfors2.ogg
- Member of
- Creative Cities Network(since 2014) subject has role: City of Design
- World Tourism Cities Federation
- Union of the Baltic Cities
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- International Cities of Refuge Network
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- Related category
- Category:Helsinki-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- Office held by the head of government
- Mayor of Helsinki(since 2017)
- City Manager of Helsinki(until 2017)
- Awards
- City of Design(2014)
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Sources- 1.en.unesco.org/creative-cities/creative-cities-mapRetrieved 2022-11-09
- City of Design(2014)
- Present in work
- Civilization V subject has role: City-state
- Located in the statistical territorial entity
- Helsinki sub-region
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Sources- 1.“Kuntien ja seutukuntien vuoden 2024 välinen luokitusavain”tilastokeskus.fi/fi/luokitukset/corrmaps/kunta_1_20240101%23seutukunta_1_20240101/Retrieved 2024-02-24
- Helsinki metropolitan area
- Helsinki capital region
- Helsinki sub-region
- Highest point
- Kivikko elevation: 62 m
- Number of viewers/listeners
- 843,710(December 6, 2025) youtube channel id: UCzJFvpjRB62oRoep4oRgwjg · youtube handle: helsinginkaupunki
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- 843,710(December 6, 2025) youtube channel id: UCzJFvpjRB62oRoep4oRgwjg · youtube handle: helsinginkaupunki
On other databases
185 identifiers linking Helsinki across the web's reference databases
- ACER codeA0013457R.FI
- AllTrails trail IDfinland/helsinki-uusimaa-region/helsinki
- Alvin IDalvin-place:448
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier16259545272711233220
- ArchINFORM location ID536
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinehelsinkis
- AusStage venue ID11720
- Ávvir topic IDhelsset
- BabelNet ID00015538n
- Baidu Tieba name赫尔辛基
- BBC News topic IDcdz58zdxrpet
- BBC Things IDd3099191-38c5-4fc9-a3bc-c89f4e3c81ff
- BHCL UUIDa249db7e-d1bd-44b0-af08-d27cf2aeb19a
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11864299b
- BIBSYS ID90134759
- Bing entity ID0aeca411-32eb-87fa-e67f-5c3dacc3532c
- Britannica Kids kids level article ID345919
- Britannica Kids scholars level article ID39935
- Britannica Kids students level article ID274835
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDhelsinki
- CCAB ID000095613
- CERL Thesaurus IDcnl00031877
- Comic Vine ID4020-57441
- Curlie IDRegional/Europe/Finland/Southern_Finland/Localities/Helsinki/
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDhelsingfors
- Data Commons IDwikidataId/Q1757
- Daum Encyclopedia IDb25h0835a
- DBC author ID87097992799824
- De Agostini IDHelsinki
- Domain namehel.fi
- DPLA subject termHelsinki
- Drevo Encyclopedia ID5956
- Early Modern Letters Online location IDd6c2a094-30c9-41e9-ace1-b25b2c9b0212
- Eesti entsüklopeedia IDhelsingi
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Helsinki
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDhelsinki
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)3Vkx2l
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)511090
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ50
- EU VAT numberFI02012566
- Facebook location ID109595459060079
- Facebook usernamehelsinginkaupunki
- FactGrid item IDQ21815
- Fandom article IDfinland:Helsinki
- FAST ID1210194
- Finlandssvenska bebyggelsenamn ID1923
- Finnish Business ID0201256-6
- Finnish municipality number091
- Finnish Service Catalogue organization ID058ab97e-79b5-48aa-bf57-af7371021c90
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)FI18
- Freebase ID/m/03khn
- GayCities IDhelsinki
- GeoNames ID658225
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7009880
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Helsinki
- GitHub accountCity-of-Helsinki
- GitHub topichelsinki
- GND ID4024351-5
- Golden ID (archived)Helsinki
- Google News topics IDCAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNRE5yYUc0U0FtWnBLQUFQAQ
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDhelsinki-0
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0032382
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDHelsingfors
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4664073
- Grove Art Online IDT037453
- Gujarati Vishwakosh entryહેલસિન્કી
- Gynopedia IDHelsinki
- HASCFI.US.HL
- HBL topic IDHelsingfors
- HelveticArchives ID40243516
- Hikr waypoint ID117636
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1256058
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID24896
- Hungarian National Namespace place ID (new)1528655
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2064754
- IdRef ID06852496X
- IMDb keywordhelsinki-finland
- INaturalist place ID118805
- Instagram location ID736780008
- Instagram usernamehelsinki
- Interlingual Index IDi83014
- ISNI0000000404099693
- J9U entity ID987007262416405171
- Japan Search name IDヘルシンキ
- Joconde location ID3240a4d5-ac2a-491b-8837-783d4e5597d8
- KANTO ID000035009
- Klexikon article IDHelsinki
- KSW place ID87553
- Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID7177
- Larousse IDville/Helsinki/123544
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