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Helsinki sub-region

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Helsinki sub-region
Helsingin seutukunta
Helsingfors ekonomiska region
SK011 Helsinki
Location of Helsinki sub-region
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
CapitalHelsinki
Area
 • Land5,123 km2 (1,978 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,683,184
 • Density329/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Helsinki sub-region is a subdivision of Uusimaa in Finland. It is the most populous sub-region in Finland with about 1.7 million inhabitants. The sub-regions[1] are used for statistical purposes.[2] Statistics Finland uses the term Helsinki sub-region as SK011 Helsinki.[3] The Lohja sub-region was merged with the Helsinki sub-region in 2009.[4]

The Helsinki sub-region differs from the Helsinki metropolitan area (Greater Helsinki), which does not include the municipalities of Karkkila, Lohja and Siuntio. The metropolitan area has a population of about 1.62 million.

The smaller Helsinki capital region is the area comprising Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa. It has a population of about 1.28 million.

Municipalities

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Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
Espoon vaakunaEspoo325,7163121,043 68 %6 %26 %
Helsingin vaakunaHelsinki694,3922143,238 73 %5 %21 %
Hyvinkään vaakunaHyvinkää47,015323146 90 %1 %9 %
Järvenpään vaakunaJärvenpää46,944381,251 89 %1 %10 %
Karkkilan vaakunaKarkkila8,27424234 91 %1 %9 %
Kauniaisen vaakunaKauniainen10,31861,752 59 %30 %11 %
Keravan vaakunaKerava38,767311,266 81 %1 %18 %
Kirkkonummen vaakunaKirkkonummi41,725367114 72 %14 %13 %
Lohjan vaakunaLohja45,43594048 89 %3 %7 %
Mäntsälän vaakunaMäntsälä20,86158136 93 %1 %6 %
Nurmijärven vaakunaNurmijärvi45,333362125 90 %1 %8 %
Pornaisen vaakunaPornainen4,91914734 94 %2 %4 %
Sipoon vaakunaSipoo23,00634068 65 %27 %8 %
Siuntion vaakunaSiuntio6,19224126 65 %26 %9 %
Tuusulan vaakunaTuusula42,479220193 90 %1 %9 %
Vantaan vaakunaVantaa252,9562381,061 68 %2 %30 %
Vihdin vaakunaVihti28,85252255 91 %2 %8 %
Total1,683,1845,123329 71 % 5 % 20 %

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Finland: Political system". European Union. Retrieved 17 March 2024. The country is divided into 19 regions and 70 sub-regions.
  2. ↑ "Sub-area (of municipality)". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 17 March 2024. Municipal sub-areas are formed of operationally functional wholes defined by the municipality itself, which are the basis of the municipality's regional planning and monitoring.
  3. ↑ "The correspondence table between municipalities and sub-regional units in 2023". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 17 March 2024. Sub-regional units 011 Helsinki
  4. ↑ "Lohjan seutukunta - Lohja sub-region". Finto - Finnish Thesaurus and Ontology Service. Retrieved 17 March 2024. Lohjan seutukunta lakkautettu 1.1.2009.