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The Finnish capital, the city of Helsinki, can impress a tourist who has come from somewhere in Russia. Absolute cleanliness on the streets, complete safety, constantly cloudy weather, and never smiling Finns - this, you see, is not very similar to the realities we are used to.

 

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. Helsinki currently has over 650,000 inhabitants. The town was founded in the middle of the 16th century; until 1926, it had the Swedish name Helsingfors. It received its current name in 1926, although the Finns themselves called it that from the moment of its foundation. The population of Helsinki increased annually by 5-8 thousand, and at the end of the 19th century, there were just over 40,000 inhabitants.

 

Interesting facts about Helsinki

 

 

1. Fines for traffic violations in Helsinki, as well as throughout Finland, directly depend on the income of the violator. For example, many Finnish hockey players play in the National Hockey League. Coming home on vacation, sometimes they exceed the speed limit. There are no discounts, and the fines sometimes reach hundreds of thousands of euros. NHL players are far from poor people.

 

2. Helsinki is the only city in Finland that has a metro. The opening of the "subway" took place in August 1982. The Helsinki metro line currently has 27 stations. About 60 million passengers use this mode of transport every year. This, by the way, is more than ten times more than the population in all of Finland.

 

3. In 1894, a monument to Russian Emperor Alexander II was erected in Helsinki. Finland at that time was part of the Russian Empire, and the memorial was erected in memory of the restoration of the Finnish parliamentarian. The monument has survived to this day.

 

4. Helsinki City Day has been celebrated since 1959 on June 12th. According to documents, it was on this day that the city was founded in 1550. On holiday in Helsinki, mass celebrations are held, and all museums in the capital of Finland receive visitors free of charge.

 

5. The climate in the city is moderate. Despite the long winter, severe frosts are rare here, and the average January temperature is about 6 degrees below zero. However, summer is not particularly hot. For example, on July 28, 2019, the temperature record for the entire history of observations was recorded at the Helsinki meteorological station - plus 31.8 degrees Celsius.

 

 

6. There are more than 300 islands within Helsinki, many of which are connected by bridges. In 1811, Vissarion Belinsky, who later became a well-known Russian publicist and literary critic, was born in the Sveabog fortress on the islands near Helsinki. Belinsky's father, Grigory Nikiforovich, served as a doctor in the defense.

 

7. In 1952, Helsinki became the capital of the XXV Summer Olympic Games. It was on them that the national team of the Soviet Union debuted. The debut was successful; the Soviet Olympians won 22 gold, 30 silver, and 19 bronze medals. Only athletes from the United States of America had more. The fire of the Olympics was lit by the legendary Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, born in 1897, still on the territory of the Russian Empire.

 

8. Next to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium is a tower of 72 meters and 71 centimeters. Moreover, this is not an accident; it is dedicated to the legendary Finnish javelin thrower Matti Järvinen, who in 1932 set a world record by sending a projectile to 72 meters 71 centimeters.

 

9. In the center of the capital of Finland, there is a bar, "Moskva," whose visitors can plunge into the era of the Soviet Union. Here you can listen to vinyl records made in the USSR and see portraits of that time. And the bar counter is decorated with the symbol of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 - a Bear.

 

10. A bicycle is the most convenient transport for getting around Helsinki. At the same time, thousands of cyclists are on the city streets, and the total length of the paths is about 1,200 kilometers. You can move around on your bike or rent it.

 

 

11. Helsinki is among the world's five best and safest cities.

 

12. The city was founded in the summer of 1550 by order of the Swedish king, who moved some of his subjects to new territories.

 

13. Until the middle of the 18th century, Helsinki was a small, utterly wooden city where plague epidemics often broke out.

 

14. Helsinki was captured by Russian troops four times.

 

15. Organized development of Helsinki began only after it acceded to the Russian Empire. The work was supervised by a well-known architect, specially invited from Germany. The palaces and cathedrals of St. Petersburg became the prototype for many buildings in Helsinki.

 

16. After the civil war, Helsinki became the capital of a new independent state - Finland.

 

17. Until the end of the 19th century, Helsinki was predominantly inhabited by Swedes. The Russian authorities supported the resettlement of Finns from the countryside to the capital and the popularization of the Finnish language to rid these territories of Swedish influence.

 

 

18. Helsinki stands on the rocks, so there are natural waterfalls even on the rivers within the city.

 

19. From the Finnish capital to St. Petersburg can be reached by train in 3.5 hours.

 

20. Finnish authorities are working on building a tunnel under the sea between Helsinki and the capital of Estonia. About 1 billion euros will have to be spent on laying a line of 60-80 kilometers.

 

21. Helsinki is divided into historical and modern parts connected by a single metro line.

 

22. In Helsinki, on the territory of the old tram depot, there is a huge cultural center, which includes exhibition halls, concert venues, museums, shops, and restaurants.

 

23. Films in cinemas in Helsinki are usually shown with original sound, supplemented with Swedish and Finnish subtitles.

 

24. Helsinki Zoo is one of the world's northernmost, oldest and largest zoos. Over 2,000 animals and about 1,000 plant species have been collected on ​​22 hectares. Every winter, the zoo hosts an international ice sculpture competition.

 

 

25. In Helsinki, a Lutheran church is carved into the rock and covered with a glass dome.

 

26. Helsinki has the largest water park in Northern Europe. In addition, the Finnish capital has the largest amusement park in Northern Europe, with 43 attractions, slot machines, and other leisure activities for the whole family. The park's oldest carousel was installed at the end of the 19th century.

 

27. In the center of Helsinki, there is an island museum in the open air, where old wooden buildings were brought from all over Finland. In addition to the museum, the island has a recreation area, a restaurant, and two beaches, one of which is nudist. The first bridge to the island was built from trees felled during the storm.

 

28. The length of cycle paths in Helsinki exceeds 1000 kilometers.

 

29. In the 1980s, Americans often filmed films about the Soviet Union in Helsinki.

 

30. The symbols of Helsinki are maple and squirrel.

 

31. The capital is supplied with fresh water through the longest pipeline in the world, laid in the thickness of the rock.

 

32. There are practically no pigeons, habitual inhabitants of Russian cities, here. Because in a fair part of the city, it is forbidden to feed them, and violators are entitled to a hefty fine.

 

 

33. There are several beaches in Helsinki, and they are full of people in the summer. True, no one bathes anyway since the water here is cold.

 

34. Local authorities actively encourage the development of cycling. The total length of bike paths in the Finnish capital has already exceeded 1,200 km.

 

35. During weekday working hours, car parking on the side of the streets here becomes paid. 

 

36. Finding a free parking space is almost impossible.

 

37. In Sweden, Helsinki is still called Helsingfors.

 

38. On Soviet maps, created until the 30s of the last century, this city is called “Helsinki.”

 

39. Records of frost and heat are -35 ° C and +33.7 ° C, respectively.

 

40. For 20% of the population of Helsinki, Finnish is not their mother tongue. About 2.5 inhabitants speak Russian here. Interestingly, with an indicator of 1.2%, Somali is among the top five most common languages ​​​​.

 

 

41. The Finnish capital supplies water through the Päijänne tunnel, the second longest in the world - 120 km. More precisely, this is a conduit through which water from the country's north comes here from the same lake.

 

42. In just three and a half hours, Helsinki can be reached by train from St. Petersburg.

 

43. There are no homeless animals on the streets of Helsinki.

 

44. There are many parks in which wild animals live - foxes and hedgehogs, moose and hares. 

 

45. In Finland, people generally are very kind to nature.

 

46. Helsinki is one of the ten cleanest cities in the world. It is almost impossible to see rubbish lying on the street here.

 

47. During the Second World War, Helsinki was bombed 39 times, but the city generally suffered little.

 

 

48. In the past, it was called "Helsingfors," although the Finns themselves called it the way it is now since its foundation.

 

49. Throughout the history of Helsinki, it has never been besieged, but during the Great Northern War, the city was taken by Russian troops.

 

50. Until the end of the 19th century, most of the population here were Swedes, and the most common language in the city was Swedish.

 

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