Facts about Helsinki

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1 Facts about Helsinki

2 Contents Helsinki... 2 Geography and environment... 4 Capital cities around the Baltic Sea... 5 Population... 6 Housing... 8 Construction of dwellings and business premises... 9 Health care...10 Social welfare Culture and leisure...12 Education...14 Municipal service revenue and expenditure...16 Economic aspects...17 Trade and tourism...18 Transport and communications...19 Expertise...20 City administration...21 City economy...22 By decree of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden in 1550, the city was founded at the mouth of river Vantaa. From there, the city was moved further south to its present location in Helsinki has been the capital city since 1812, three years after Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire. Helsinki continued as the capital after Finland gained its independence in Today, Helsinki is the centre of the Helsinki Region,a functional urban region of about 1.3 million inhabitants and 665,000 jobs.

3 Reykjavik Dublin London Paris Oslo Helsinki Stockholm St. Petersburg Tallinn Copenhagen Riga Moscow Vilnius Brussels Berlin Warsaw Prague Kiev Vienna Budapest Lisbon Madrid Rome Bucharest Athens Mäntsälä Hyvinkää Helsinki Metropolitan Area Helsinki Region Vihti Nurmijärvi Järvenpää Pornainen Tuusula Kerava Sipoo Vantaa Espoo Kauniainen Helsinki Kirkkonummi

4 Geography and Environment Geography and environment Helsinki Helsinki Region Total area on 1st January ,518 Sea 500 1,678 Land 186 3,840 Population density on 1st January 2007 Inhabitants per km 2 land 3, Shoreline (mainland), km 98 Islands 315 Number of vascular plants 1,064 Number of nesting bird species 164 Helsinki s symbol plant maple Helsinki s symbol animal squirrel Mean temperature 2006 Whole year Warmest month June, mean temperature Coldest month February, mean temperature 6.7 C 18.9 C -7.9 C Water consumption per inhabitant, litres per 24 h Waste management, Helsinki Metropolitan Area (YTV 1 ) Waste received, 1,000 tons Waste per inhabitant, tons per annum YTV = Helsinki Metropolitan Area Counsil 4

5 Capital Cities around the Baltic Sea Vital statistics Population total Proportion of under 15 yo over 65 yo people with a tertiary education Helsinki 564, Stockholm 771, Oslo 538, Copenhagen 525, Tallinn 396, Riga 727, Vilnius 553, Warsaw 1,697, Berlin 3,399, St. Petersburg 4,580, Norway Oslo Finland Helsinki Sweden Stockholm Baltic Sea Tallinn Estonia St. Petersburg Russia Denmark Copenhagen Riga Latvia Lithuania Russia Vilnius Belarus Germany Berlin Poland Varsova 5

6 Population Population /2007 Helsinki 368, , , ,521 % of Finnish population Helsinki Region 496, , ,368 1,288,781 % of Finnish population Population structure Helsinki % Helsinki Finland 2006/2007 Region Total population 564,521 1,288,781 5,276,955 Age groups , , , , , , Men 263, Women 301, Finnish-speaking 483, Swedish-speaking 34, Other languages 46, Finnish nationality 531, Other nationalities 33,

7 Helsinki s population structure 12, ,000 8,000 6,000 4, ,000 0 Age Population structure Helsinki Finland 2005 Life expectancy Men Women Population changes 2006 Helsinki Helsinki Region Births 6,156 16,222 Deaths 4,942 8,882 Immigrants (2005) 33,953 37,924 Emigrants (2005) 33,381 32,881 Dwelling households Helsinki 2006 Helsinki Region 2005 Total 293, ,181 Average size member households, % member households, % member households, %

8 Housing Housing density in Helsinki m 2 /person Housing stock 2005 Helsinki Helsinki Region Finland Dwellings total 313, ,257 2,666,732 Detached houses, % Dwellings owned by occupier, % Rented dwellings, % Number of rooms, % 1 room rooms rooms rooms or more rooms Housing standards 2005 Housing density, m 2 /person Housing costs 2006 Average rent for two-room flat, /month Average price of used dwellings, /m 2 3,020 2,550 1,790 8

9 Construction Construction of dwellings and business premises 1st Jan st Jan 2007 Building stock, number of buildings 44,859 45,078 Floor area, million m of which residential other than residential Buildings completed Number of buildings Floor area completed, 1,000 m of which residential other than residential Dwellings completed Number of dwellings 2,698 2,289 of which state subsidised rental dwellings municipal dwelling Construction permits granted Total floor area, 1,000 m Number of dwellings 2,306 3,233 Building starts Total floor area, 1,000 m Number of dwellings 2,314 2,717 9

10 Health Care Health care 2006 per 1,000 inhabitants Sub-district health centres of the city 27 Hospitals of the city 8 Primary health care Health centre physicians Visits at health centres 3,481,454 6,167 of which to community care physicians 464, to public health nurses 449, at health centre 24 h duty 115, within home care 1,563,528 2,770 within dental care 397, within daytime hospital care for elderly people 4,607 8 Medical care in the city s hospitals Hospital beds 2,316 4 Nursing days 824,416 1,460 10

11 Social Welfare Children in municipal day care year olds on 31st December 18,301 18,466 per hundred 1 6 year olds Number of municipal playgrounds on 31st Dec Benefit for nursing under 3 year olds at home Families receiving the benefit on 31st Dec 6,528 6,419 Clients of the child welfare 7,734 7,754 Per hundred 0 17 year olds Children having received maintenance benefits 14,058 13,515 Per hundred 0 17 year olds Families with children receiving assistance at home 1,187 1,099 percentage of families with 0 17 year old children Living allowance Households having received living allowance 36,792 35,504 among which single households, % Percentage of recipitiens in the population Persons having received service by virtue of the law on care for the handicapped 12,733 11,784 Persons having received transport benefits 11,835 11,307 Places at old-age homes on 31st Dec 2,352 2,338 Per hundred 75 year olds and older Places at service houses for the elderly 3,219 2,524 Per hundred 75 year olds and older

12 Culture and Leisure National Opera Perfomances Spectators 236, ,613 Professional theatres Perfomances 3,376 3,222 Spectators 746, ,287 Dance theatres 3 3 Perfomances Spectators 42,535 43,171 Number of concerts Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Radio Symphony Orchestra Number of cinema auditoria Visits per inhabitant City Library, lending outlets Number of books on 31st December (1,000) 1,676 1,645 Other material (1,000) Loans (1,000) 10,074 9,604 Spectators (1 000) 6,605 6,331 Visits per inhabitant Youth work premises, m 2 48,845 40,761 m 2 per 7 18 year old Linnanmäki amusement park, number of visitors 1,197,768 1,300,000 Korkeasaari Zoo, number of visitors 483, ,670 12

13 Museums Number of visitors at The Finnish National Gallery Ateneum Art Museum 207, ,382 The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma 176, ,213 Sinebrychoff Art Museum 23,185 26,192 National Museum of Finland 117,219 97,603 Finnish Museum of Art and Design 121,302 71,643 Seurasaari Open Air Museum 40,385 59,241 Museum of Finnish Architecture 20,600 20,620 Helsinki City Museum 58,579 57,255 Helsinki City Art Museum 111, ,758 Recreational trails and jogging tracks, km Indoor sports facilities and fitness gyms Swimming halls Ice stadiums 8 8 Natural skating rinks Beaches Boat moorings 11,807 12,200 31st Dec st Dec 2006 Restaurants Guest capacity (seats) 191, ,776 13

14 Education Education Comprehensive schools (7 16 year olds) Upper secondary schools Pupils, total 69,830 69,398 of which in schools for 7 12 year olds 31,217 30,352 schools for year olds 17,202 17,353 upper secondary schools 13,809 14,050 the city s upper secondary schools for adults 2,953 3,018 Swedish-speaking schools 4,649 4, Vocational training institutes Number of students 26,770 30,406 Helsinki Helsinki Region Finland Polytechnics Number of students 19,723 38, ,245 among whom foreign nationals (2004) 919 1,497 3,765 Universities Number of students 49,620 64, ,555 among whom foreign nationals (2004) 1,695 2,373 4,673 Educational structure on 31st December 2005 % of 15 years olds and older with only basic education upper secondary education vocational college education polytechnic or university education

15 Educational structure 15 year olds and older by education on 31st December 2005 Helsinki Helsinki Region Finland % Only basic education Vocational college education Upper secondary education Polytechnic or university education 15

16 Municipal Service Municipal service revenue and expenditure Operational Operational Purchased services revenue/ expenditure/ Number Percentage as a percentage inhabitant, inhabitant, of staff of staff of total services Service producers 3, , , of which Education Dpt , Social Department , , Health Centre , , Public Works Dpt , Rescue Dpt Helsinki Water Helsinki Energy 1, , Port of Helsinki City Transport Helsinki s share of jobs in the Helsinki Region in 2000 and 2004 Manuf., electr., gas and water (C E) Construction (F) Trade, hotels and restaurants (G H) Transport, telecom (I) Financing, insurance etc. (J) Real estate, business activities (K) Community services (L Q) Other %

17 Economic Aspects Helsinki Helsinki Region Finland Value added per capita, (EU25=100, 2004) Jobs on 31st December 2004 Total 368, ,178 2,262,359 Primary production (SIC A B) Processing (SIC C F) Services (SIC G Q) Trade. transport. finance and business services (SIC G K) Public services (SIC L Q) Information sector s share of total jobs, % Self-sufficiency of jobs on 31st December 2004, % Enterprises total 2005 Number 33,906 64, ,033 Turnover, 1,000 euro 59,414, ,932, ,954,932 Staff, total 230, ,305 1,333,127 Labour force, year olds, 2006 Employed 296, ,423 2,443,477 Unemployed 18,689 39, ,352 Unemployment rate, % Economic activity rate, 2006 among year olds Number of employed 293, ,261 2,416,112 17

18 Trade and Tourism Goods traffic through the Port of Helsinki (1,000 tons) International goods traffic 10,694 11,363 Imports 5,362 5,629 Exports 5,332 5,734 Coastal trade Total goods traffic 10,990 11,646 Retail trade Sales outlets 3,474 3,461 Employees 15,104 16,263 Turnover, million euros 3,344 3,503 Wholesale trade and sales representation Sales outlets 3,617 3,542 Employees 20,095 19,618 Turnover, million euros 19,562 18, Passangers (million) Via Helsinki Vantaa Airport Via Port of Helsinki 9 9 Via Helsinki main railway station International congresses and events Hotels Overnight stays, total

19 Transport and Communications Transport and communications Helsinki Finland Registered cars on 31st December ,366 2,505,543 per 1,000 inhabitants Registered motorcycles on 31st December , ,283 per 1,000 inhabitants Number of mobile phones per 100 inhabitants, Internet users (15 74 year olds), 2006 Percentage of the population, % 77 Public transport within the city Helsinki 2005 Helsinki 2006 Journeys total (million) Buses Trams Metro Ferries Local traffic of the State Railways, million journeys Traffic at the Port of Helsinki, vessel calls 13,125 11,915 Traffic at Helsinki Vantaa Airport Domestic freight, tons 2,363 2,014 International freight, tons 111, ,462 19

20 Expertice Vantaa Espoo Helsinki Universities Polytechnics Research institutes Business clusters Business services Etelä-Suomi Province Finland Helsinki 20

21 City Administration City Council Number of members 85 National Coalition Party (Conservatives) 25 Social Democratic Party of Finland 21 Green League of Finland 17 Swedish People s Party in Finland 6 Left-wing Alliance 8 Centre Party of Finland 4 Christian Democrats in Finland 2 True Finns 1 The Communist Party of Finland 1 City Personnel 31st Dec st Dec 2006 Total 37,875 38,034 Permanent 31,265 32,042 Temporary 6,610 5,992 % by Department Mayor s sector Social affairs and public health City planning and real estate Environmental authority Cultural and personnel affairs

22 City Economy Expenditure 2005 million 2006 million /inhabitant Social affairs and public health 1, , ,097 City planning and real estate Environmental authority ,016 Cultural and personnel affairs ,5 1,005 Energy, water, port and general admin ,151 Expenditure for loans, credits etc Other expenditure Total 3, , ,666 Revenue 2005 million 2006 million /inhabitant Tax revenue 1, , ,709 Operational revenue 1, , ,643 Loans, credits etc Other income Total 3, , ,200 The City s /inhabitant Interest-bearing loans per inhabitant 1,205 The Business Group s /inhabitant Loans per inhabitant 4,846 Tax rate (2006)

23 Squirrel drawings: Mika Launis The symbol animal of the City of Helsinki is the squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), and its symbol plant the maple (Acer platanoides). Facts about Helsinki City of Helsinki Urban Facts Postal address P. O. Box 5500, City of Helsinki Address Katariinankatu 3, Helsinki Telephone Information service Publication orders Telefax Layout Tovia Design Oy Cover photo Olli Turunen Print Paintek-Pihlajamäki Oy, Helsinki 2007 ISBN

24 english Facts about Helsinki This annually published pamphlet contain basic statistics about Helsinki and its inhabitants. Some of tables and diagrams contain data on the Helsinki Region and the rest of Finland, too. Price 1