Country Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki
Charter 1550
Capital city 1812
Government
- Mayor Jussi Pajunen
Area(2010-01-01)
- City 715.55 km2 (276.3 sq mi)
- Land 213.66 km2 (82.5 sq mi)
- Water 501.89 km2 (193.8 sq mi)
- Urban 770.14 km2 (297.4 sq mi)
- Metro 2,970.17 km2 (1,146.8 sq mi)
Area rank 167th largest in Finland
Population (2010-03-31)
- City 584,420
- Rank Largest in Finland
- Density 2,735.28/km2 (7,084.3/sq mi)
- Urban 1,036,290
- Urban density 1,345.59/km2 (3,485.1/sq mi)
- Metro 1,313,574
- Metro density 442.26/km2 (1,145.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
- Finnish 84.3% (official)
- Swedish 6.1% (official)
- Others 9.6%
Population by age
- 0 to 14 13.7%
- 15 to 64 72%
- 65 or older 14.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 17.5%
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