Helsinki urban area

The Helsinki urban area (Finnish: Helsingin keskustaajama, Swedish: Helsingfors centraltätort) is the largest taajama in Finland.[1] It is located in the Uusimaa region in Finland and has about 1.23 million inhabitants as of 2019,[2] making it the second largest urban areas in the Nordic countries.

This article is about the statistical taajama area. For Helsinki and its surrounding municipalities, see Greater Helsinki.
A map of Helsingin keskustaajama

The urban area includes, among other areas, the city of Helsinki as well as the cities of Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, and it is also connected to the towns of Kerava and Järvenpää, which form their own urban areas.[2]

See also

References
  1. Kaupungin-maaseudun alueluokitus Paikkatietomuotoisen alueluokituksen muodostamisperiaatteet – Suomen ympäristökeskus (in Finnish)
  2. Suomen ympäristökeskuksen paikkatietoaineisto – Suomen ympäristökeskus (in Finnish)

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