Helsinki 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. Helsinki has a population of , an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over 1.4 million, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is some north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.

The Helsinki metropolitan area includes the urban core of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns. It is the world's northernmost metro area of over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of an EU member state. The Helsinki metropolitan area is the third largest metropolitan area in the Nordic countries after Stockholm and Copenhagen, and the City of Helsinki is the third largest after Stockholm and Oslo. Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural, and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities. Approximately 75% of foreign companies that operate in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region. The nearby municipality of Vantaa is the location of Helsinki Airport, with frequent service to various destinations in Europe and Asia.

1. what is the most populous municipality in Finland?
2. how many people live there?
3. what percent of the foreign companies that operate in Finland are in Helsinki?
4. what towns are a part of the metropolitan area?
5. is Helsinki the capital of Finland?
6. what region is it in?
7. is it near a body of water?
8. which one?
9. where is Uusimaa located within Finland?
10. how many countries neighbor it?
11. is it east of Russia?
12. which city is it east of?
13. who is to the North?
14. what country is that in?
15. and what country is Stockholm in?
16. how does the Helsinki metro area rank in size within Nordic countries?
17. which cities are larger?

Numbered answers:
1. Helsinki
2. 1.4 million in the metropolitan area
3. 75%
4. Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns
5. yes
6. Uusimaa
7. yes
8. Gulf of Finland
9. southern Finland
10. at least 3
11. no
12. Stockholm
13. Tallinn
14. Estonia
15. Sweden
16. third
17. Stockholm and Copenhagen