The Capital Region, a metropolitan area, is considered Finland’s only metropolis. It extends over an area of 770 square kilometers, has a population of about 1.1 million, and is the northernmost metropolitan area in the world with a population of more than one million. It has a high concentration of employment: about 750.000 jobs.
Helsinki is also the northernmost capital of a European Union member state. As Finland’s largest city, it is the third largest in the Nordic countries, after Stockholm and Oslo.
