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A Message from the Lord Mayor
Development in the Hands of the City Council
The Lord Mayor´s Sector
A Wide Range of Services
City Planning and Infrastructure
Municipal Business Enterprises and Technical
Services
Finances
Brief facts about Helsinki
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| HELSINKI |
| Founded in |
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1550 |
| The Finnish Capital since |
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1812 |
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| ENVIRONMENT |
| Total area |
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686 km2 |
| Land |
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185 km2 |
| Green areas and parks |
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31% |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
| Inhabitans per sq. km |
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2,873 |
| Shoreline |
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98 km |
| Islands |
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315 |
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| MEAN TEMPERATURE IN 1997 |
| Whole year |
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6,1 C |
| Warmest month, July |
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19,1 C |
| Coldest month, January |
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-3,2 C |
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| POPULATION |
| Total population 1997/1998 |
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539 363 |
| Age groups |
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| 0-6 |
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7,9% |
| 7-15 |
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8,5% |
| 16-64 |
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69,9% |
| 65-74 |
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7,4% |
| 75+ |
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6,3% |
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| Finnish nationality |
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95,8% |
| Other nationalities |
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4,2% |
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| HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE |
| Average size |
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1,9 |
| 1-member households |
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47% |
| >5-member households |
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3,4% |
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| HOUSING |
| Dwellings total |
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283 000 |
| Owner-occupied dwellings |
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47,4% |
| Rented dwellings owned by the
city |
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53 900 |
| COST OF HOUSING |
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| Average rent for two-room flat
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FIM/month 2
600 |
| Proportion of rent |
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18% of average
income |
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| LABOUR MARKET |
| Jobs 1996 |
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297 932 |
| Primary production (SIC A-B) |
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0,1% |
| Processing (SIC C-F) |
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14,4% |
| Services (SIC G-Q) |
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83,9% |
| - Trade, finance, transport
(SIC G-K) |
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47,2% |
| - Community services (SIC L-Q) |
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36,7% |
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| Employment rate as a percentage
of total population |
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46% |
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| Job growth rate |
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2,0 (1996) |
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| Persons (15-74 year olds) not
in labour force |
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124 300
(31%) |
| Unemployed (Dec. 1997) |
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37 860 (14%) |
| Level of participation of women
(20-64 year olds) in the labour market |
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64,5% |
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| TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| Registered cars per 1000 inhabitants |
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329 |
| Public transports within the
city, total journeys |
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198 millions |
| Telephone connections per 100
inhabitants |
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75 |
| Number of mobile phones per
100 inhabitants |
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42 |
| Number of internet exensions
per 1000 inhabitants |
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97 |
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