Helsinki, Finland - South Harbour & Market Place - postcard c.1980s

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• Picture / Image:  Helsinki Helsingfors Soumi Finland - The South Harbour and the Market Place
• Publisher: Grako 
• Postally used: no
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Helsinki (/ˈhɛlsɪŋki/ or /hɛlˈsɪŋki/;^[7][8] Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhelsiŋki] (); Swedish: Helsingfors; Swedish pronunciation: [helsiŋˈfors] () is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland. Helsinki is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki has a population of 642,045,^[3] the Helsinki urban area has a population of 1,231,595,^[9] and the Helsinki metropolitan area has a population of over 1.4 million, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical ties with these three cities.

The Helsinki metropolitan area includes Helsinki's urban core and Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns.^[10] It is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of an EU member state. Helsinki is the third largest city in the Nordic countries, after Stockholm and Oslo. Helsinki is Finland's most important political, educational, financial, cultural, and research center. The neighboring city of Vantaa is the location of the Helsinki Airport, which has frequent service to many destinations in Europe and Asia.

Helsinki was the World Design Capital for 2012,^[11] the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the host of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest.

Helsinki has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world. In 2011, the British magazine Monocle ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its liveable cities index.^[12] In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 liveability survey, Helsinki scored ninth place among 140 cities.^[13]