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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.9386,Lat: 60.1699
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	15:56:05pm
Population	596000 (largest city in country)
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Uusimaa#Nyland
Name Kunta	Helsinki#Helsingfors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mäkkylä	8.4 km	NorthWest
2 Espoo	9.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Uusmäki	10 km	NorthWest
4 Henttaa	12 km	West
5 Kauniainen	12.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	0 km	East
2 Tallinn	Estonia	85 km	South
3 Rīga	Latvia	361 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Helsinki lies at the Gulf of Finland (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gulf of Finland coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Pitkäjärvi (3 km² at a height of around 18 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 162.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 228 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 23%, low location: 77%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Suomenlahden rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

3.4%

Nature

0.9 km2

2.3%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Urban area

28.7 km2

72.3%

Infrastructure

4.6 km2

11.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Helsinki in country Finland

Helsinki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	83 km	South
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	135 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vanhankaupunginlahden lintuvesi	FI	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Helsinki
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Helsinki

Type of weather in Helsinki	light shower snow
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	978 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	07:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:37 Europe/Amsterdam