Helsinki

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Helsinki (in Finnish; listen (help·info)), Helsingfors (in Swedish; listen (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located in the southern part of Finland on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, at 60°10′N 24°56′E by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 564,908 (31 January 2007).[2] The Helsinki urban region contains the neighboring cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, which are together called the Capital Region. This area has a total population of approximately 998,535[2] citizens. The Greater Helsinki area contains several more neighboring cities and has a population of approximately 1,293,093,[2] which means that one out of every four Finns lives in the Greater Helsinki area.