User Rating: Introduction (from Wikipedia): Helsinki (in Finnish; listen (help·info)), or Helsingfors (in Swedish; listen (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of Coordinates: 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E / 60.17083, 24.9375 Country: Finland Province: Southern Finland Region: Uusimaa Coordinates: 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E / 60.17083, 24.9375 : Sub-region: Helsinki Charter: 1550 Capital city: 1812 Government : - Mayor: Jussi Pajunen Area : - City: 187.1 km² (72.2 sq mi) Area : - Land: 186.4 km² (72 sq mi) Area : - Water: 0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi) Area : - Urban: 765.6 km² (295.6 sq mi) Area : - Metro: 3,822.2 km² (1,475.8 sq mi) Population (2006) : - City: 568,146 Population (2006) : - Density: 3,010/km² (7,795.9/sq mi) Population (2006) : - Urban: 1 021 851 Population (2006) : - Urban Density: 1,330/km² (3,444.7/sq mi) Population (2006) : - Metro: 1 293 262 Population (2006) : - Metro Density: 339/km² (878/sq mi) Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Time zone : - Summer (DST): EEST (UTC+3) Official languages: Finnish, Swedish Website: www.hel.fi
