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1 Terminology  



1.1  Capital Region  





1.2  Helsinki metropolitan area  





1.3  Helsinki sub-region  





1.4  Helsinki Region Cooperation Assembly  





1.5  Other definitions  







2 Municipalities  





3 Economy  





4 See also  





5 Notes  





6 References  





7 External links  














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(Redirected from Greater Helsinki)

Helsinki metropolitan area
Helsingin seutu – Helsingforsregionen
Metropolitan area
Helsinki skyline
Helsinki skyline
CountryFinland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Capital areaHelsinki capital region
SeatHelsinki
Area
 • Land3,698.99 km2 (1,428.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total1,582,452
 • Density427.8/km2 (1,108/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metro€105.831 billion (2022)
WebsiteHelsinki Region Trends

Helsinki metropolitan area (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, Swedish: Helsingforsregionen) or Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Storhelsingfors) is the metropolitan area around Helsinki, the capital cityofFinland. It also includes the smaller capital region. 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 1.58 million (2023)[2] and is by far the most important economic, cultural, and scientific region of Finland. Five of Finland's 14 universities,[note 1] and six universities of applied sciences are located in the metropolitan area, as are most of the headquarters of major companies and government institutions. Finland's main airline hub and airport, Helsinki Airport, is located in the city of Vantaa.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

These regions are located in the south of Finland, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, which is part of the Baltic Sea. They are part of the regionofUusimaa.

Terminology[edit]

Capital Region[edit]

In the strictest sense, the Finnish capital region consists of four municipalities with city title, Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen. It has a population of about 1.25 million. This area is most often called the Capital region in English, Pääkaupunkiseutu in Finnish, and Huvudstadsregionen in Swedish, although the use of the terms is not especially consistent. The vast majority of the inhabitants live in the urban areas of the cities, but within the boundaries of these cities there are also suburban and rural areas.

Helsinki metropolitan area[edit]

The Helsinki metropolitan area includes around ten additional municipalities that can be considered commuter towns and exurbs of Helsinki. These municipalities are Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Nurmijärvi, Sipoo, Tuusula, Mäntsälä, Pornainen and Vihti, bringing the total population to about 1.58 million. All of the municipalities belong to the regionofUusimaa. Of these, Järvenpää, Kerava, Tuusula, Nurmijärvi, Sipoo, Kirkkonummi, Mäntsälä and Vihti have parts of the urban area within them. Additionally, the cities of Porvoo, Lohja, Karkkila and to some extent Riihimäki, which have very close ties, motorway and, in the case of Riihimäki, commuter train accesses, and are fairly close to the capital, are nowadays often included in regional planning, which raises the total population to about 1.72 million.

Helsinki sub-region[edit]

Helsinki metropolitan area differs from the Helsinki sub-region (Finnish: Helsingin seutukunta), which also includes the municipalities of Karkkila, Lohja and Siuntio. The Helsinki sub-region is used for statistical purposes. It is based on cooperation between municipalities and the commuting area. The sub-region has a population of about 1.64 million.

Helsinki Region Cooperation Assembly[edit]

The Helsinki Region Cooperation Assembly is a cooperative body of the municipalities of the Helsinki Region, whose members are the leading elected representatives of the municipalities. Seventeen municipalities participate in cooperation in the Helsinki Region:[9]

The common goal of the participating municipalities is to develop cooperation and advocacy. The cooperation is based on the common vision of the municipalities in the Helsinki region regarding the challenges facing the region and the common will to contribute to the development of the region.[9]

Other definitions[edit]

As a part of the "Urban audit" project, Eurostat has attempted to standardise the concept of a 'metropolitan area'. According to this study the Metropolitan area of Helsinki consists of the kernel of Helsinki: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. The Helsinki Larger Urban Area (Helsingin seutu in Finnish) consists of 12 cities and municipalities: the kernel of Helsinki and the aforementioned eight municipalities.[10]

Statistics Finland define the commuter belt of Helsinki (Helsingin työssäkäyntialue, Helsingfors pendlingsområde) to include a total of 27 municipalities and a population of 1.77 million.[11][12] In addition to that, there are people from as far as Lahti and even Tampere commuting to Helsinki daily.

Statistics Finland also defines the Helsinki urban area according to the official Finnish definion of an urban area (taajama in Finnish). Urban areas in Finland are defined as inhabited areas of at least 200 people with a maximum distance of 200 metres (660 ft) between buildings.[13][14] The Helsinki urban area is the largest of its kind in Finland, and encompasses land throughout metropolitan area, with notable gaps around forests and other less-densely populated areas.

The commuter towns of Lohja and Porvoo are not usually included to the Helsinki metropolitan area, though, if they were (considering their proximity to Helsinki and their high commuting rate), they would raise the overall population almost two million people. Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Nurmijärvi, Tuusula, Mäntsälä and Pornainen, which have been designated as municipalities in Central Uusimaa in recent decades, have shown clear population growth due to their urban but also loose rural environment. These are also known as "Kuuma-kunnat" (literally means "hot municipalities").[15]

Municipalities[edit]

Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Espoo Espoo 314,024 312 1,005 70 % 6 % 24 %
Coat of arms of Helsinki Helsinki 674,500 214 3,146 75 % 5 % 20 %
Coat of arms of Hyvinkää Hyvinkää 46,901 323 145 91 % 1 % 8 %
Coat of arms of Järvenpää Järvenpää 46,490 38 1,238 90 % 1 % 8 %
Coat of arms of Kauniainen Kauniainen 10,270 6 1,744 59 % 30 % 11 %
Coat of arms of Kerava Kerava 38,211 31 1,248 83 % 1 % 16 %
Coat of arms of Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi 41,154 367 112 73 % 15 % 12 %
Coat of arms of Mäntsälä Mäntsälä 20,957 581 36 94 % 1 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi 44,785 362 124 91 % 1 % 8 %
Coat of arms of Pornainen Pornainen 4,973 147 34 94 % 2 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Sipoo Sipoo 22,595 340 67 65 % 28 % 7 %
Coat of arms of Tuusula Tuusula 41,338 220 188 90 % 1 % 8 %
Coat of arms of Vantaa Vantaa 247,443 238 1,038 71 % 2 % 27 %
Coat of arms of Vihti Vihti 28,811 522 55 91 % 2 % 7 %
Total 1,582,452 3,699 427.8 77 % 5 % 19 %

Economy[edit]

In 2020 Helsinki's gross metropolitan product was €94.2 billion (US$100 billion). This puts Helsinki in 23rd place among cities in European Union.[16]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • ^ The official Finnish and Swedish conventions use the term "capital" (Finnish: pääkaupunkiseudun kaupungit, Swedish: huvudstadsregionens städer), although the unofficial English translation uses the term "metropolitan".
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  • ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  • ^ "Campuses - Laurea University of Applied Sciences". www.laurea.fi. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  • ^ "About Haaga-Helia | Haaga-Helia". www.haaga-helia.fi. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  • ^ "Helsinki". Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  • ^ "Campuses | Our campuses create an attractive learning environment". www.metropolia.fi. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  • ^ "On campus your future starts now! | Arcada". www.arcada.fi. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  • ^ "Humak University of Applied Sciences".
  • ^ a b "Helsinki Region Cooperation Assembly". Information of Helsinki. City of Helsinki. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  • ^ http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/dsis/urbstat/library?l=/urban_audit_reports/urban_audit_2006/final_reportpdf_18/_EN_1.0_&a=d[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Statistics Finland; The correspondence table between municipalities and travel-to-work areas in 2023
  • ^ National Land Survey of Finland; pdf-file 'Pinta-alatilasto', downloadable from page. Archived 2011-05-20 at archive.today Areas of municipalities in Finland. Accessed on 2008-09-08.
  • ^ "Taajamissa asuu 84 prosenttia väestöstä". Statistics Finland (in Finnish). 15 January 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  • ^ Facta (encyclopedia) part 16, page 203, finnish
  • ^ Kuuma.fi
  • ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
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