Greater Helsinki

Region Helsinki (Finnish Helsingin seutu, swedish Helsingforsregionen ) and Capital Region (Finnish Pääkaupunkiseutu, swedish Huvudstadsregionen ) are designations for the metropolitan area in and around the Finnish capital Helsinki. The region is situated in the countryside Uusimaa the Gulf of Finland, which is a part of the Baltic Sea.

The two terms are defined region through clearly stated limits. They serve as administrative units and as the statistical unit, are also used in everyday language.

Capital Region ( Pääkaupunkiseutu / Huvudstadsregionen )

The capital region includes the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. Live in it more than a million inhabitants and is an important metropolitan area, annually attract 8,000 to 10,000 new residents in the. The region has an area of 765 km ². This represents only 0.2 % of the area of Finland; on this, however, is home to around a fifth of all inhabitants of the country. The population density is quite low for northern European conditions for Finland but very high. There are still many green areas outside city centers; these are always interspersed with high-rise or single-family settlements, industrial and office complexes and spacious roads.

The capital region is Finland's largest urbanized area and is the economic, cultural and scientific center of the country dar. Eight of the twenty Finnish universities and the main offices of most large companies in the region, as is the main airport of the country, Helsinki - Vantaa.

The central administrative authority in the capital region is the Regional Association Pääkaupunkiseudun yhteistyövaltuuskunta ( YTV ), which takes care of among other things, waste management and regional transport. There are estimates that the region's growth will stagnate around 2030 for a population of about 1.2 million. The four cities are in fact a great metropolis, but all four separate towns.

Region Helsinki ( Helsingin seutu / Helsingforsregionen )

The capital region, together with the neighboring communities Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kerava, Kirkkonummi Nurmijärvi, Sipoo, Tuusula and Vihti the Helsinki region. Since these communities are all located near the Capital Region, the work and in everyday life takes place on the town 's borders. These communities are not members of the Regional Council YTV, Kerava and Kirkkonummi However accede to this in the near future.

The Helsinki region had 2004 1.233.000 inhabitants, in 2025, has been calculated to be 1.5 million. 1975, the population was 904 670. About 21 % of the inhabitants of the Helsinki region live in the border communities outside the capital region. The annual population growth is 1.3 %.

The centers of the region are connected via the S -Bahn Helsinki and a powerful regional bus network among themselves and with the capital.

Common names for the Helsinki region are also Greater Helsinki or Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

  • Region in Finland
  • Agglomeration
  • Helsinki
  • Agglomeration in Europe
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