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Definition of Finnish capital
1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center.
Generic synonyms: Port, National Capital
Group relationships: Finland, Republic Of Finland, Suomi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finnish Capital
Literary usage of Finnish capital
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"Their naval squadron stationed in the harbor of the Finnish capital consisted of
twelve vessels. FALL OF VIBORG The Red Guards offered a stubborn resistance ..."
2. The Methodist Review (1895)
"... a proper respect from the people, is the erection of a suitable church in
Helsingfors, the Finnish capital, a city of sixty-five thousand persons. ..."
3. Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes (1922)
"... who was unpersuaded even by a telephone conversation conducted in his presence
with the British representatives at the Finnish capital. ..."
4. Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes (1922)
"... who was unpersuaded even by a telephone conversation conducted in his presence
with the British representatives at the Finnish capital. ..."
5. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and ...by John Clark Ridpath by John Clark Ridpath (1898)
"At the age of twenty-four his abilities had already procured for him the editorship
of the Helsingfors Tidningar, the chief paper of the Finnish capital. ..."