General information on Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital of Finland and the centre of the Helsinki Region, a functional urban region of about 1.48 million inhabitants and 767,000 jobs.

• In brief: Helsinki Facts and Figures 2019 (pdf)
• In depth: Statistical Yearbook of Helsinki 2019 (pdf)
  

History

By decree of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden in 1550, the city was founded at the mouth of river Vantaa. From there, the city was moved further south to its present location in 1643.

• Brief history of Helsinki

Population

The population of Helsinki is becoming more international by the year. Over fifteen percent of the population speaks as their mother tongue a language other than Finnish or Swedish. 

Year	2019
Population	648 042
Women	52,5%
Men	47,5%
Finnish-speaking	78,7%
Swedish-speaking	5,6%
Other languages	15,7%
Other nationalities	9,6%

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