Greater Helsinki

Greater Helsinki (, Swadish: Helsingforsregionen, Storhelsingfors) an the smawer Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie or (Finnish) Caipital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen) refer tae twa regions o different size surroondin Helsinki, the caipital o Finland. Greater Helsinki is sometimes incorrectly cried (the) Helsinki Region due tae an incorrect direct translation o the Finnish an Swadish terms Helsingin seutu an Helsingforsregionen. (Suur-Helsinki an Storhelsingfors are sometimes an aw uised tae refer tae the metropolitan aurie.)

These regions are locatit in the sooth o Finland, on the coast o the Gulf o Finland, which is pairt o the Baltic Sea. The smawer region includes Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, an Kauniainen an haes a population o aboot ane million. 
The Helsinki region is the lairgest urbanised aurie in the kintra, an is bi far the maist important economic, cultural, as well as scientific region of Finland. Aicht oot o Finland's 20 universities an maist o the heidquarters o notable companies an govrenmental institutions are locatit in Greater Helsinki, as is Finland's main aviation hub, Helsinki Airport, which is locatit in Vantaa.

Terminology

In the strictest sense, the Finnish Caipital Region consists o fower municipalities wi ceety status, Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo an Kauniainen, whose total population is aboot ane million (2007). This aurie is maist aften cried the Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie or Caipital region in Scots, Pääkaupunkiseutu in Finnish, an Huvudstadsregionen in Swadish, although the uise o the terms is no especially consistent. Sometimes it is cried the "YTV aurie", referrin tae YTV, or the Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie Cooncil, which serves as a co-operation agency for the fower central municipalities, mainly providin for regional public transport an waste management services. The vast majority o the inhabitants live in the urban auries o the ceeties, but athin the bundaries o these ceeties there are an aw non-urban an suburban auries.

Commonly aboot aicht mair municipalities are considered tae be pairt o Greater Helsinki, as they can be considered as commuter touns an exurbs o Helsinki. When Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Nurmijärvi, Sipoo, Tuusula, and Vihti are includit, the number o inhabitants rises tae 1.2 million. Aw o the municipalities belang tae the region o Uusimaa, includin Sipoo, locatit on the coast east o Vantaa, which belangit tae Eastren Uusimaa.

Statistics Finland define the commuter belt o Helsinki (Helsingin työssäkäyntialue, Helsingfors pendlingsområde) tae include a total o 24 municipalities, with a land aurie o 7,359.80 km2 an a population o 1,431,108 as o 31 December 2007.Statistics Finland; Population by sex, area and change of population 31.12.2007; Commuter belts and municipalities 2008  In Swedish, table unavailable in English. Accessed on 2008-09-08.National Land Survey of Finland; pdf-file 'Pinta-alatilasto', downloadable from page.  Areas of municipalities in Finland. Accessed on 2008-09-08. In addition tae that, there are fowk frae as far as Lahti an even Tampere commutin tae Helsinki daily.

Statistics

The table belaw leets population, aurie, an population density for the lairgest municipalities o the Greater Helsinki aurie. (Note that "Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie" an the ither terms uised are no firmly established an mey vary in different contexts.) 

 Municipality  Aurie  Population (2011)  Population density Helsinki  213.75 km²  584,420  2,755.28/km² Espoo  312,26 km²  248,355  795.35/km² Vantaa  238.37 km²  200,410  840.75/km² Kauniainen  5.88 km²  8,649  1,470.92/km² Helsinki metropolitan aurie  770.26 km²  1,046,355   1,358.44/km² Hyvinkää  322.62 km²  45,518  141.09/km² Järvenpää  37.55 km²  38,674  1,029.93/km² Kerava  30.62 km²  34,333  1,121.26/km² Kirkkonummi  366.10 km²  36,965  100.97/km² Nurmijärvi  361.84 km²  40,061  110.71/km² Sipoo  339.62 km²  18,279  53.82/km² Tuusula  219.51 km²  37,233  169.62/km² Vihti  522.06 km²  28,357  54.32/km² Mäntsälä  580.94 km²  19,959  34.36/km² Ooter municipalities  2,780.76 km²  299,379  107.66/km² Total : Greater Helsinki  3,551.02 km²  1,345,734  378.97/km²

 See an aw
 Metropolitan aurie
 Leet o metropolitan auries in Europe
 Lairgest urban auries o the European Union
 Leet o metropolitan auries o Swaden

References

Freemit airtins
Guide map o the Helsinki Region 
ThisisFinland: Helsinki: A veritable mini-metropolis
YTV, the Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie Cooncil 
Mercatin steid for the Helsinki Region
Helsinki region portal

Helsinki
Category:Geografie o Helsinki
Category:Sub-regions o Finland
Category:Geografie o Uusimaa