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Helsinki is the capital and the largest city of Finland. It is located in the southernmost part of Finland and is nearer to the Baltic Sea. The population of Helsinki is more than five million making it the most populous municipality of Finland. It is also regarded as the cultural and the administrative center of Finland. The place has large and a varied collection of museums, galleries and churches. Many major companies and other industrial units have their headquarters in this city.

The capital region of Helsinki comprises Helsinki along with other neighboring cities like Vantaa, Espoo, and Kauniainen while the greater Helsinki comprises

several additional municipalities.

Brief history of Helsinki: The city of Helsinki was founded in the year 1550 by King Gustav I of Sweden. The city passed through troubled times during its initial phases. The society suffered severely due to various factors like plague, poverty, wars and diseases. For a long time the place remained a small coastal town. It was due to the construction of the fortress of Sveaborg that the place gained prominence. It was not until the Russian invasion of Sweden in 1809 when Finland was granted autonomy and the place started to develop into a major city.

In order to minimize the Swedish influence, the Czar of Russia (Alexander I) shifted the capital of Finland from Tuku to Helsinki.

Economy of Helsinki: The metropolitan area of Helsinki constitutes about one-third of the GDP of the country. The GDP of Helsinki is about 1.5 times that of the national average. Helsinki is thus regarded as one of the wealthiest capitals of Europe. The main industry that employs a lot of people is the ship building industry. Information technology sector and other public sector units are also found here.

The population of Helsinki is more than five million while Finnish is the main language which is spoken in this place. Besides Finish, Swedish is another language that is spoken in Helsinki. Besides the Finnish population, other groups of people who inhabit Helsinki are from Esrtonia, Sweden, Serbia and China.

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