Helsinki is Finland’s capital and biggest city. It is located in the southern Finnish region of Uusimaa, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, a branch of the Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 626,305 people, a city population of 1.2 million people, and a metropolitan population of 1.4 million people, making it Finland’s most populated municipality and urban region.
Helsinki lies 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of Stockholm, Sweden, and 388 kilometers (241 miles) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. These three cities have strong historical links to Helsinki.
Helsinki is Finland’s largest political, educational, financial, cultural, and scientific hub, as well as one of the major cities in Northern Europe. Approximately 75% of foreign enterprises operating in Finland have established themselves in the Helsinki area.