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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Aside from the first game in Helsinki, Gabriel was a feature of all United's pre-season trips this summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"There was so much prey available that mammalian predators couldn't have eaten it all," says Oscar Wilson, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

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

That morning, when they were leaving Helsinki, he had lined up the plane on the wrong runway—and his first officer had quickly pointed out the error.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell