Helsinki (/hɛlˈsɪŋki/; Finnish pronunciation:[ˈhelsiŋki]; Swedish:Helsingfors) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 626,305, an urban population of 1.2 million (31 December 2013), and a metropolitan population of 1.4 million, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located some 80 kilometres (50mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400km (250mi) northeast of Stockholm, Sweden, and 388km (241mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.
Helsinki is an electoral district represented in the FinnishEduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative area of the city of Helsinki, with a population of 591,306 (as of 2011). Helsinki currently elects 21 members of the Eduskunta.
The constituency is urban, including the city centre of Helsinki and its eastern, mainly working-class suburbs. It does not include most of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which falls instead under the constituency of Uusimaa. The largest party in the 2011 election was the centre-right National Coalition Party.
Green League had its best result in Finland and Centre Party worst result in this district
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Following nine months of pretrial detention, during which his health rapidly deteriorated as a result of the authorities’ failure to provide him with adequate medical treatment, he was transferred to house arrest and police supervision.
Often referred to as a neighbourhood and a state of mind, the cobbled pathways of Helsinki’s Design District comprise 25 streets, 150 shops that house the best in clothes, jewellery, antiques, interiors, anything under the sun that you would want.
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A new law came into force in Hungary on Wednesday limiting which Ukrainian refugees can access subsidized housing ... As the Helsinki Committee points out, the effect of this extension clause is that it tears apart families with more than one parent.
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HouseResolution154, which we have introduced and is co-sponsored by 42 of our colleagues, calls for the designation of these Russian atrocities as genocide ...HelsinkiCommission ... Steve Cohen is the House ranking member of the Helsinki Commission.
Davie Shipbuilding, which last year bought out Helsinki Shipyard, is about to make a major investment in an unspecified US shipyard, the WhiteHouse revealed yesterday.
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