Helsinki

[hel-sing-kee, hel-sing-]

noun

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

Helsinki

/ hɛlˈsɪŋ-, ˈhɛlsɪŋkɪ /

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)

Helsinki

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.

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.

Example Sentences

According to new research presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki, the nearest technological civilization in the Milky Way could be roughly 33,000 light years away.

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Finnish prosecutors said Thursday they were appealing a Helsinki court's decision to dismiss a case against three crewmembers from Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables.

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That was level with their 2019 tally in Doha, while they last won fewer 20 years ago in Helsinki - where they finished with three.

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A politician in Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in the capital, Helsinki.

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Since their Euro 2025 play-off heartbreak in Helsinki last year, they have lost their first four games of the current year, conceding 13 goals in the process.

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