Helsinki, Finland » City Info

The City of Helsinki is the capital of Finland. Facing the Baltic Sea, it commands busy transit on its pier, ferry boats and marina. The Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport is 40-minutes from the city centre and offers direct flights from all over the world.

Helsingfors is the city's official Swedish name, Helsinki is its Finnish. In local slang it is called Stadi, and Hesa in colloquial Finnish.

Helsinki is Finland's hub for cosmopolitan living and the city also houses many of the country's landmarks and functional institutions like the Ateneum Art Museum, Temppeliaukio Church, Parliament of Finland and Helsinki Cathedral. With over 200 schools, polytechnics and universities, Helsinki offers modern education, thus resulting in a high percentage of employment.