Helsinki

American  

[hel-sing-kee, hel-sing-] / ˈhɛl sɪŋ ki, hɛlˈsɪŋ- /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Finland, on the S coast.

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Helsinki British  

/ ˈhɛlsɪŋkɪ, hɛlˈsɪŋ- /

noun

1. Swedish name: Helsingfors.  the capital of Finland, a port in the south on the Gulf of Finland: founded by Gustavus I of Sweden in 1550; replaced Turku as capital in 1812, while under Russian rule; university. Pop: 559 330 (2003 est)

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Helsinki Cultural  

1. Capital of Finland and largest city in the country; located in southern Finland on the Gulf of Finland; one of the nation's chief ports, as well as its commercial and cultural center.

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Helsinki is the site of many international conferences.

The Helsinki Accords were signed in 1975; their goal was to increase cooperation between eastern and western Europe in hopes of reducing tensions resulting from World War II and the cold war.

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The Los Gatos, Calif., streamer said it closed the Hollywood-based gaming studio Night School, the maker of narrative games like “Oxenfree,” on Thursday and has proposed to close Helsinki, Finland-based gaming studio Moonloot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

With Lammens taking a three-week break after Belgium's World Cup campaign, Darlow is set to play a role during Manchester United's pre-season, which starts against Wrexham in Helsinki on 18 July.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

SuperC's research will be featured in Aalto University's Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition from September 1 to October 30, 2026, in Greater Helsinki, Finland.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

The Albanian Helsinki Committee, a leading local rights group, earlier Saturday voiced "concern about the escalation of the situation" at the protest.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

We had a million laughs in Hamburg and West Berlin and East Berlin and Vienna and Salzburg and Helsinki, and in Leningrad, too.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut