Helsinki

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

noun

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

Helsinki

/ ˈhɛlsɪŋkɪ; hɛlˈsɪŋ- /

noun

1. 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) Swedish nameHelsingforshɛlsɪŋˈfɔrs

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.

Notes

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

To do this, they conducted tests called common garden experiments, where researchers capture insects from both rural and urban areas in two cities, Stockholm and Helsinki, and then raise their offspring in a controlled setting.

From Popular-Science

In 1952, during the opening ceremony in Helsinki, Barbara Rotraut-Pleyer, a peace activist, invaded the field.

From Washington Post

The toppling of Communist regimes in 1989 was the culmination of a global strategy, headlined by the Helsinki process in Europe, that was rooted in both hard power and human rights.

From Time

That, at least, is a likely scenario that would have benefited both wolves and people, say archaeologist Maria Lahtinen of the Finnish Food Authority in Helsinki and colleagues.

From Science News

The physical protests in Lagos have quieted recently as protest leaders have asked people to stay home—but marches have continued in other Nigerian states as well as abroad, including in Helsinki.

From Time

“They got letters,” says Simo Muir, adjunct professor of Jewish Studies at Helsinki University.

From The Daily Beast

Go: Lahti sits on Lake Vesijärvi, just an hour north of Helsinki.

From The Daily Beast

Stay: Set up base in Helsinki, but spend the weekend couch surfing with locals in Lahti.

From The Daily Beast

He was on the advisory committee of Helsinki Watch, which joined several other organizations to become Human Rights Watch in 1989.

From The Daily Beast

But it was the Helsinki Birth Cohort of 1934-1944 that allowed more than 6,000 Finnish women to be studied.

From The Daily Beast

In this he states that he applied for a Soviet tourist visa in Helsinki on October 14.

From Project Gutenberg

As most travelers, most tourist travelers come into the Soviet Union on a prearranged tour—many do come from Helsinki.

From Project Gutenberg

Is there any other port of entry into the Soviet Union that is comparable to Helsinki in the context you are using it here?

From Project Gutenberg

He then went by boat from there to London but then he flew by plane from London to Helsinki.

From Project Gutenberg

Is there any other port such as Helsinki, in the context you are using it?

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