Central Helsinki is rather compact and can be explored by foot by energetic visitors. [1] [2] In addition to that, there are people from as far as Lahti and even Tampere commuting to Helsinki daily. The Greater Helsinki region is the largest urbanised area in the country with 1 402 394 inhabitants and is by far the most important economic, cultural, and scientific region of Finland. Statistics: Preliminary population statistics 15 Feb 2018; All revisions >>> Latest releases (Statistics Finland's statistics only) Finland's preliminary population figure 5,528,008 at the end of May 24 Jun 2020; As many as one-half of Finland's population with foreign background are living in Greater Helsinki 29 May 2020 Statistics. AUS01: Greater Sydney: 4 102 580: 4 135 637: 4 162 593: 4 184 763: 4 217 563: 4 256 161: 4 325 525: 4 409 562: 4 492 380: 4 555 516: 4 608 949: 4 677 196: 4 757 364: 4 841 349: 4 930 189: 5 024 923: 5 136 919: 5 230 330: AUS02: Greater Melbourne: 3 500 249: 3 545 579: 3 594 031: 3 641 951: 3 697 372: 3 760 760: 3 841 760: 3 931 438: 4 031 787 Share of Population with Vocational or Academic Degree 2016, % of 25-64 year old population : Helsinki Region: 81.0: Whole Finland: 83.7: EU-28 (2017) 77.5: Share of Population with Academic Degree 2016, % of 25-64 year old population: Helsinki Region: 46.7: Whole Finland: 39.0: EU-28 (2017) 31.4 : SHARE: 12.02.2020 13:26 More Information. Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Helsingforsregionen, Storhelsingfors) and the smaller Helsinki Metropolitan Area or (Finnish) Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen) refer to two regions of different size surrounding Helsinki, the capital of Finland.Greater Helsinki is sometimes incorrectly called (the) Helsinki Region due to an … Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Helsingforsregionen, Storhelsingfors) is the metropolitan area surrounding Helsinki, the capital city of Finland.It includes the smaller Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen) urban area.. The Metropolitan Area has a high concentration of employment: approximately 750,000 jobs. Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, ... Espoo, and Kauniainen and has a population of about 1.1 million. Of them, 209,108 or one-half lived in Greater Helsinki. Greater Helsinki is the metropolitan area surrounding Helsinki, the capital city of Finland.It includes the smaller Capital Region urban area; the smaller Capital Region consists of the central cities of Helsinki, Vantaa and Kauniainen and has a population of 1.17 million. The Helsinki Metropolitan Area (Greater Helsinki) consists of the cities of Helsinki Capital Region and ten surrounding municipalities. Statistics. It is situated on the south coast of Finland, and it is home to around 1.7 million inhabitants, which is 30 percent of the country’s total population. AUS01: Greater Sydney: 4 102 580: 4 135 637: 4 162 593: 4 184 763: 4 217 563: 4 256 161: 4 325 525: 4 409 562: 4 492 380: 4 555 516: 4 608 949: 4 677 196: 4 757 364: 4 841 349: 4 930 189: 5 024 923: 5 136 919: 5 230 330: AUS02: Greater Melbourne: 3 500 249: 3 545 579: 3 594 031: 3 641 951: 3 697 372: 3 760 760: 3 841 760: 3 931 438: 4 031 787 These two cities, along with Helsinki itself and the small town of Kauniainen (which is in fact surrounded by Espoo), make up the Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu in Finnish or Huvudstadsregionen in Swedish). Statistics: Preliminary population statistics 15 Feb 2018; All revisions >>> Latest releases (Statistics Finland's statistics only) Finland's preliminary population figure 5,528,008 at the end of May 24 Jun 2020; As many as one-half of Finland's population with foreign background are living in Greater Helsinki 29 May 2020 The Metropolitan Area covers 3,697 square kilometres (1,427 sq mi) and contains a total population of over 1.4 million, or about a fourth of the total population of Finland. Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: ... Helsingfors pendlingsområde) to include a total of 24 municipalities, with a land area of 7,359.80 km 2 and a population of 1,431,108 as of 31 December 2007.