Helsinki (fin)

Helsinki

Helsinki ranks 70th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liverpool, Santiago, and Pittsburgh. Memorable people born in Helsinki include Tove Jansson, Mika Waltari, and Tarja Halonen. Memorable people who died in Helsinki include Alvar Aalto, Tove Jansson, and Martti Ahtisaari. Helsinki has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Helsinki is located in Finland.

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 682,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.26 million in the capital region and 1.6 million in the metropolitan area. As the most populous urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant historical connections with these three cities. Read more on Wikipedia