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The Helsinki urban area (Finnish: Helsingin keskustaajama, Swedish: Helsingfors centraltätort) is the largest urban area (Finnish: taajama) in Finland. [1] It is located in the Uusimaa region in Finland and has about 1.36 million inhabitants as of 2023, [ 2 ] making it the second largest urban area in the Nordic countries .
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 1.61 million (2024) [ 2 ] and is by far the most important economic, cultural, and scientific ...
The Helsinki City Centre (Finnish: Helsingin kantakaupunki, Swedish: Helsingfors innerstad) originally referred to the area belonging to the city of Helsinki, Finland before the great annexation on 1 January 1946. After the annexation the names "Helsinki Centre" and "annexed area" were used, forming the area of Greater Helsinki together.
The Centre Party, (Finnish: Suomen Keskusta [ˈsuo̯men ˈkeskustɑ], Kesk; Swedish: Centern i Finland, C) officially the Centre Party of Finland, is an agrarian-centrist political party in Finland. [2] Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre of the political spectrum.
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In 2017, Stockmann Helsinki Centre was the fifth largest department store in Europe with area of 50,500 square meters. Especially the clock at the main entrance, colloquially "Stockan kello" ("Stocka's clock"), has become a symbol of Helsinkian city culture as a popular meeting place. The Renaissance Revival facade of the Argos house.
The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.[a] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, [1] and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. [2]