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	Greater Helsinki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Storhelsingfors), Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen), Helsinki Metropolitan Area, and Helsinki Region (Helsingin seutu, Helsingforsregionen) all refer to regions of different size surrounding Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
		The Helsinki region is the largest urbanised area in the country, and is by far the most important centre economically, as well as in culture and science.
		In the strictest sense, the Capital Region consists of four municipalities with city-status: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, whose total population is 975,922 (2004).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Helsinki_Metropolitan_Area (425 words)

	Helsinki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Helsinki forms a conurbation with three other cities, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, which are together called the capital area.
		Helsinki is, however, perhaps even more famous for its numerous Art Nouveau buildings, designed in the early 1900s and strongly influenced by Kalevala, which is a very popular theme in the national romantic art of that era.
		Helsinki is also the birth place of several international celebrities, including the bands HIM, The Rasmus and The 69 Eyes who all have achieved extremely high levels of fame and success both at home and abroad, thus bringing many tourists eager to see the home city of their idols to Helsinki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Helsinki (1447 words)

	Encyclopedia: Helsinki
		The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (Pääkaupunkiseudun yhteistyövaltuuskunta, or YTV, in Finnish, Huvudstadsregionens samarbetsdelegation in Swedish) is a co-operation agency operating in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
		Kruununhaka is a district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
		Helsinki slang or slangi is a local variation of the Finnish language mainly used in the capital Helsinki.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Helsinki (4647 words)

	Helsinki (Finland)
		The Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) situated on the southern coast of Finland consists of four cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen totalling 0.95 million inhabitants, some 19% of the population of Finland.
		The City of Helsinki as a local authority is participating and contributing to the transport policy discussion at the regional level.
		The Uusimaa District is responsible for the area of the southern coastland including the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
	www.progress-project.org /Progress/hels.html (1275 words)

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		The housing area for 1 700 residents consists of high- and low-rise blocks of flats and detached houses, which are owner-occupied, or rented, or residents have a right-of-occupancy.
		HELSINKI AND VANTAA URBAN PROGRAMME Background The Community Initiatives are a form of assistance proposed by the European Commission to the Member States with a view to resolving specific social and economic problems affecting the whole European Union.
		Three priority areas of the Helsinki and Vantaa URBAN programme are: the current needs for development, the problems of the population and the living conditions.
	www.unchs.org /istanbul+5/Finnish.doc (20991 words)

	Helsinki
		Helsinki, or Helsingfors in Swedish, is the capital of Finland.
		At that time, however, Helsinki was little more than a place for the King and his retinue to stay while they were away from the capital Turku on hunting trips.
		The demographics of Helsinki is divided between 53.5 percent females and 46.5 percent males.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/h/he/helsinki.html (761 words)

	Transplus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The growth of Helsinki's population is due to fertility and to national and international immigration.
		The traffic models used in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area are mainly based upon the traffic studies carried out in 1987-88, and upon the forecasting system developed in connection with the study, which also is owned by YTV.
		For the preparation of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Vision 2020 the public was strongly involved for the creation of the new vision.
	www.isis-it.com /transplus/doc/city.asp?nux=25 (2743 words)

	Helsinki, The Effects of the Metropolitan Area Transportation System on Air Quality
		Helsinki Metropolitan Area Transportation System Plan 2020 was approved by the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) in 1994.
		In particular in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area modelling the so-called resuspension of street dust is difficult.
		Exceedances of the national NO guideline concentrations (70 µg/m3, the second highest daily average during a month) were shown in small areas in central Helsinki even when assessed on the basis of the 2020 dispersion model calculations.
	www.eltis.org /studies/83E.HTM (1393 words)

	Helsinki, Metropolitan Area Transportation System Plan 2020
		The parties involved are the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finnish Road Administration, Finnish Rail Administration and Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council.
		The overal objective of the development of the Helsinki Metropolitan Transportation System is to improve, by transportation-related methods, the quality of life of the area’s inhabitants, as well as the opportunities provided for commercial activities and activities connected with the capital city.
		The co-operation in the planning and decision-making between the transportation system and land use sectors is becoming even more important because the growth of population in the metropolitan area is strong and the forecast for year 2020 is now almost 200,000 higher than in 1994, when the HMATS was done.
	www.eltis.org /studies/81E.HTM (827 words)

	Helsinki Metropolitan Area
		The Helsinki Metropolitan Area is a very close combination of cities around Helsinki, Finland, which form the largest urbanized area in the country.
		The population of the metropolitan area is 976,222 (as of 2003-12-31).
		The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council serves as a co-operation agency of the area, mainly providing for regional public transport and waste management services.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/helsinki_metropolitan_area (172 words)

	Geografia d'Europa: material de suport
		Helsinki metropolitan area is the capital region of Finland.
		The Helsinki region is rapidly reinforcing its position as a northern European economic centre and many business are being attracted to the neighbourhood of its airport.
		Helsinki's existing harbours are located close to the centre of the city, at a distance of 2 to 3 kilometres from the main business district.
	www.ub.es /medame/helsinki.html (1432 words)

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		Operations in the Helsinki area were connected with seafaring, and thus new building tended to shift further and further out into the islands.
		During this rapid growth, the urban structure of Helsinki changed and a decentralized belt of loosely built suburbs mushroomed round the compact core areas on the headland.
		These problems were aggravated by Helsinki's geographical peculiarity: the old core of the city lies on a narrow peninsula which is increasingly off-centre relative to the main directions of growth.
	www.cc.uoa.gr /educ/helsinki.htm (792 words)

	Helsinki Energy - Annual Report 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		According to a survey ordered from the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and regular monitoring performed by the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council, the effects of Helsinki Energy’s activity on the quality of air were insignificant from the point of view of health.
		Helsinki Energy’s sulphur dioxide emissions decreased by 5 % in comparison with 2001 and constituted approx.
		In 2002, heating plants produced 3 % of all district heat in Helsinki, and the share of their particle emissions in the total particle emissions was less than 4 %.
	www.ymparistopenni.fi /vuosi2002/EN/ymparisto4.html (901 words)

	Helsinki - Wikitravel
		Helsinki was founded in 1550 by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden as a trading post to compete with Tallinn to the south in Estonia.
		In 1809, Finland was annexed to Russia during a war of that period and the capital of Finland moved from Turku to Helsinki in 1812.
		Expressways connect Helsinki to Turku to the west, Tampere and Lahti to the north, and to Porvoo and towards St.
	wikitravel.org /en/Helsinki (5110 words)

	The carbon dioxide...
		The carbon dioxide emissions in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
		The Basic Model is based on the regional land use structure of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Vision 2020 and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Transportation System 2020 (PLJ 1998).
		The results of the study show that sprawl of the urban structure of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area should definitely be prevented.
	www.vtt.fi /rte/projects/yki4/hiilidiokseng.htm (358 words)

	LEDA Member City: Helsinki
		Two-third of Helsinkies workplaces are situated in the central area of the city.
		The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) is the joint municipal organisation of the four cities in the capital area: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen.
		The Traffic Department is also responsible for transport system planning in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and for other tasks related to cooperation in the fields of traffic planning and research, as well as inspection duties in public transport.
	www.leda.ils.nrw.de /database/cities/city0114.htm (267 words)

	Helsinki - Centre of the New Northern Europe
		Helsinki - the capital of Finland - is the centre of the emerging marketplace known as the New Northern Europe, consisting of the Scandinavian countries, the newly independent Baltic States, and north-western Russia.
		Helsinki offers prospective corporate customers a solid location as a bridgehead or gateway to the new markets, as well as a location for their Scandinavian operations.
		Helsinki is a spacious white city on the shores of the Baltic Sea, with recreational areas aplenty - including a beautiful archipelago of island and skerries.
	www.randburg.com /fi/helsinki.html (453 words)

	HS Metro 8.10.2003 - Migration from Helsinki metropolitan area to surrounding communities on the increase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		HS Metro 8.10.2003 - Migration from Helsinki metropolitan area to surrounding communities on the increase
		Migration from Helsinki metropolitan area to surrounding communities on the increase
		Helsinki plans for slower population growth; number of children declining faster than expected (12.11.2002)
	www2.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20031008IE7 (402 words)

	Waste Avoidance - Case Study in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland
		In 1997 a waste avoidance study was made in Helsinki Metropolitan Area in Finland.
		The population of Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) is close to 1 million people, which is about 20 % of the total population of Finland.
		The possibilities and means that HMA Council has to enhance waste avoidance are only to a small extent depending on traditional waste authority actions, like issuing ordinances etc. More efficient means include information and advisory work, increased cooperation with companies and other organisations in the region, and different kinds of campaigns and events.
	www.environmental-expert.com /articles/article398/article398.htm (1494 words)

	strat_38 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The work includes the planning, implementation and reporting of the compilation of environmental data with regard to the revision of the PLJ as well as the dialogue between the participants during the work.
		According to this vision, the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in the year 2020 is a vital business centre having 1,1 million inhabitants.
		The Meplan model for the Helsinki region, which studies the interaction between traffic and land-use, has been used in examining the land-use patterns.
	lyyli.kuntaliitto.fi /english/projects/strat_38.html (460 words)

	Worldisround - Helsinki, Finland - Part 1 - Scenery in Helsinki pictures
		Scenery in Helsinki - travel photos - Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is located on the southern shore of the country, and has...
		Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is located on the southern shore of the country, and has been referred to as "The Daughter of the Baltic Sea";.
		A city of only about 560 000 people (about 1 million in the greater metropolitan area), Helsinki might more appropriately be called a town, but in fact it holds a sizeable percentage of Finland's total population of a little more than 5 million.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/45995/text.html (336 words)

	VR Henkilöliikenne - Long-Distance Trains
		The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) is responsible for all public transport services and corresponding tickets within the YTV Area.
		The YTV Area, that is Regional transport, includes the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, with the Helsinki-Korso, Helsinki-Vantaankoski and Helsinki-Mankki sections of line.
		Should a journey within the YTV Area be made aboard a long-distance train, a corresponding ticket as per train type is needed.
	www.vr.fi /heo/eng/lahi/vyohykehinnat.htm (592 words)

	Culminatum Verkkolehti
		The aim is to intensify nano research in the area as well as businesses built thereupon, to develop interdisciplinary cooperation between the various research units and to solidify contacts between research and industry.
		The backdrop for the project comes from research in the nanotechnology sector in the Helsinki region being scattered among small units at a number of institutes and university campuses.
		Helsinki Metropolitan Area has a solid history in nanoscience research dating back several decades and generations of scientists.
	www.culminatum.fi /newsletter/alasivu.cfm?cd=1130&doc=1287&bigcd=1128 (518 words)

	Greater Helsinki -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		It is located in the south of Finland, on the coast of the (An eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia) Gulf of Finland, which is part of the (A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy) Baltic Sea.
		The Helsinki region is the biggest (Click link for more info and facts about urbanised) urbanised area in the country, and is by far the most important centre economically, as well as in culture and science.
		In the strictest sense, the Capital Region consists of four municipalities with city-status: Helsinki, (A city in southern Finland) Espoo, (Click link for more info and facts about Vantaa) Vantaa, and (Click link for more info and facts about Kauniainen) Kauniainen, whose total population is 975,922 (2004).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/greater_helsinki.htm (599 words)

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		The data was obtained from two stations in central Helsinki and one suburban station in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area during a period of 1996 - 1998.
		The model is a linear regression equation between measured urban PM2.5 concentrations in central Helsinki and the ion sum values at the three nearest EMEP stations during 1998 -2000 (Karppinen et al., 2002).
		We have studied the effects of coagulation, condensation, concentration of the condensable organic vapor, and dilution in the exhaust plume, on the number concentrations, compositions and particle radii in the size modes (Pohjola et al., 2002).
	www.ktl.fi /sytty/abstracts/kukko.htm (2237 words)

	Oulu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its population growth rate is almost comparable with that of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
		Oulu was founded on August 8, 1605 by King Karl IX of Sweden opposite the castle built on the island of Linnansaari.
		This took place after favourable peace settlements with the Russians, which removed the threat of them attacking the region via the main east-west waterway, the river Oulu (the surrounding areas were populated much earlier).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oulu (470 words)

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