ହେଲସିଙ୍କି

**ହେଲସିଙ୍କି ** (; Finnish pronunciation:&nbsp;[ˈhelsiŋki]&nbsp;( listen); Swedish&#x3A; ***Helsingfors***

) ଫିନଲାଣ୍ଡ ଦେଶର ରାଜଧାନୀ ଓ ସର୍ବବୃହତ ସହର । ଏହା ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଫିନଲାଣ୍ଡର ଉସିମା ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ଗଲ୍ଫ ଅଫ ଫିନଲାଣ୍ଡ ତଟରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ।
  

ଜନସଂଖ୍ୟା

ହେଲସିଙ୍କି  ସହରର ଲୋକସଂଖ୍ୟା 629,512 , ସହରାଞ୍ଚଳର ଲୋକ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 1,214,210 ଏବଂ ସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ମେଟ୍ରୋପଲିଟାନର ଜଣ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 1.4 ମିଲିୟନ ।ଏହା ଫିନଲାଣ୍ଡର ସର୍ବାଧିକ ଜନବହୁଳ ମୁନିସିପାଲିଟି ଓ ସହରାଞ୍ଚଳ ।  
ଅବସ୍ଥିତି 
ହେଲସିଙ୍କି ଦକ୍ଷିଣରେ ଏସ୍ତୋନିଆର ତାଲିନ୍ନଠାରୁ 80 କିଲୋମିଟର , ସ୍ୱିଡେନର ଷ୍ଟକହୋମଠାରୁ 400 କିଲୋମିଟର ପୂର୍ବରେ , ପଶ୍ଚିମରେ ରୁସିୟାର ସେଣ୍ଟ ପିତରସବର୍ଗଠାରୁ 3888 କିଲୋମିଟର ଦୂରରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ । ଏହି ତିନି ସହର ସହ ହେକ୍ସିଙ୍କିର ଏଇତିହାସିକ ଭାବରେ ଘନିଶ .ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ  ରହିଛି । .

## History 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Central Helsinki in 1820 before rebuilding. Illustration by Carl Ludvig Engel.
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Construction of Suomenlinna began in the 18th century.

### Early history 
Helsinki was established as a trading town by King Gustav I of Sweden in 1550 as the town of Helsingfors, which he intended to be a rival to the Hanseatic city of Reval (today known as Tallinn). Little came of the plans as Helsinki remained a tiny town plagued by poverty, wars, and diseases. The plague of 1710 killed the greater part of the inhabitants of Helsinki. The construction of the naval fortress Sveaborg (In Finnish *Viapori*, today also *Suomenlinna*) in the 18th century helped improve Helsinki's status, but it was not until Russia defeated Sweden in the Finnish War and annexed Finland as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland in 1809 that the town began to develop into a substantial city. During the war, Russians besieged the Sveaborg fortress, and about one quarter of the town was destroyed in an 1808 fire.

## Geography 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Parts of Helsinki and Espoo seen from SPOT

### Metropolitan area 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|The Greater Helsinki urban area

### Climate 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Helsinki in summer

## Cityscape 
thumb|Aleksanterinkatu in Central Helsinki.
thumb|The view across summertime Eläintarhanlahti.
thumb|The Helsinki Cathedral is among the most prominent buildings in the city.
thumb|The Parliament of Finland on the right, and new supplemental offices on the left.

## Government 
thumb|The Helsinki City Hall houses the City Council of Helsinki

## Demographics 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Children jumping into the sea in Lauttasaari

### Language 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|The population broken down by language group, 1870–2013. During the period, the population increased significantly, and the city changed its linguistic majority from Swedish to Finnish.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Finnish speakers
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Swedish speakers 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Russian speaker
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Speakers of other languages

## Economy 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Kamppi Center, a shopping and transportation complex in Kamppi

## Education 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|University of Helsinki's Main Library: Kaisa-talo
ଡାହାଣ|thumb|Main building of the University of Helsinki
ଡାହାଣ|thumb|Haaga-Helia University Of Applied Sciences is the largest business polytechnic in Finland

## Culture 
### Museums 
The biggest historical museum in Helsinki is the National Museum of Finland, which displays a vast historical collection from prehistoric times to the 21st century. The museum building itself, a national romantic style neomedieval castle, is a tourist attraction. Another major historical museum is the Helsinki City Museum, which introduces visitors to Helsinki's 500-year history. The University of Helsinki also has many significant museums, including the Helsinki University Museum "Arppeanum" and the Finnish Museum of Natural History.
File:Helsinki July 2013-26a.jpg|Classical art museum Ateneum (1887)
Helsinki Kiasma.jpg|Kiasma museum of contemporary art (1998)
Sinebrychoff Art Museum building 2014.jpg|Sinebrychoff Art Museum (1842)
Designmuseo I Helsinki.jpg|The Design Museum (1894)
National Museum of Finland.jpg|The National Museum of Finland (1910)
Tram museum in Helsinki-7152.jpg|Tram museum (Ratikkamuseo) (1900)
Sotakorkeakoulu.jpg|The Military Museum of Finland (1881)
Taidehalli Helsinki.jpg|Kunsthalle Helsinki art venue (1928)
Helsingin Luonnontieteellinen museo.JPG|The Finnish Museum of Natural History (1913)
Didrichsenin taidemuseo.jpg|Didrichsen Art Museum (1964)
Yrjönkatu 27-29.jpg|Amos Anderson Art Museum (1913)
Arppeanum - DSC05409.JPG|Helsinki University Museum "Arppeanum" (1869)

### Theatres 
ଡାହାଣ|thumb|The Finnish National Theatre (1902), designed by architect Onni Tarjanne

### Art 
thumb|Strange Fruit performing at the Night of the Arts in Helsinki

### Media 
thumb|Yle headquarters in Pasila, Helsinki
[ବାଆଁ|thumb|[ଲିନସ ଟରୱାଲଡସ|Linus Torvalds, the Finnish software engineer best known for creating the popular open-source kernel Linux]]

### Sports 
ଡାହାଣ|thumb|The Helsinki Olympic Stadium was the centre of activities during the 1952 Summer Olympics.

## Transport 
### Roads 
ଡାହାଣ|thumb|Helsinki region roads

### Rail transport and buses 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|The Helsinki Metro with its characteristic bright orange trains is the world's northernmost subway
thumb|Central railway station

### Aviation 
ବାଆଁ|thumb|Hernesaari Heliport, next to West Harbour used by cruiseliners

### Sea transport 
thumb|The South Harbour
thumb|190x190_ପିକସେଲ|Karl Fazer

## External links 
* 
* Visithelsinki.fi&nbsp;– Official tourism website of Helsinki