Greater Helsinki
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Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swadish: Helsingforsregionen, Storhelsingfors) an the smawer Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie or (Finnish) Caipital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen) refer tae twa regions o different size surroondin Helsinki, the caipital o Finland. Greater Helsinki is sometimes incorrectly cried (the) Helsinki Region due tae an incorrect direct translation o the Finnish an Swadish terms Helsingin seutu an Helsingforsregionen. (Suur-Helsinki an Storhelsingfors are sometimes an aw uised tae refer tae the metropolitan aurie.)
These regions are locatit in the sooth o Finland, on the coast o the Gulf o Finland, which is pairt o the Baltic Sea. The smawer region includes Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, an Kauniainen an haes a population o aboot ane million. The Helsinki region is the lairgest urbanised aurie in the kintra, an is bi far the maist important economic, cultural, as well as scientific region of Finland. Aicht oot o Finland's 20 universities an maist o the heidquarters o notable companies an govrenmental institutions are locatit in Greater Helsinki, as is Finland's main aviation hub, Helsinki Airport, which is locatit in Vantaa.