Helsinki metropolitan area
Helsingin seutu – Helsingforsregionen | |
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Metropolitan area | |
.jpg) Helsinki skyline | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Capital area | Helsinki capital region |
| Seat | Helsinki |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,698.99 km2 (1,428.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2024-10-31) | |
• Total | 1,603,170 |
| • Density | 433.4/km2 (1,123/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €105.831 billion (2022) |
| Website | Helsinki Region Trends |
Helsinki metropolitan area (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, Swedish: Helsingforsregionen) or Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Storhelsingfors) is the metropolitan area around Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It also includes the smaller capital region. The terms Helsinki metropolitan area, Greater Helsinki, Capital region and the other terms used are not fixed and may vary in different contexts.
The metropolitan region is the largest urbanised area in the country with a population of approximately 1.6 million (2024)[2] and is by far the most important economic, cultural, and scientific region of Finland. Five of Finland's 14 universities,[note 1] and six universities of applied sciences are located in the metropolitan area, as are most of the headquarters of major companies and government institutions. Finland's main airline hub and airport, Helsinki Airport, is located in the city of Vantaa.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
These regions are located in the south of Finland, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, which is part of the Baltic Sea. They are part of the region of Uusimaa.
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