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Definition of Helsinki

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center.

Definition of Helsinki

1. Proper noun. The capital city of Finland. The Greater Helsinki has a population of 1.2 million. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Helsinki

Literary usage of Helsinki

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights in Turkmenistan by Erika Dailey (1993)
"Helsinki IWATCH APPENDIX Helsinki Watch Press Release and Letter to President Niyazov November 5, 1992 D 485 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK, NY 10017-6104 TEL (212) ..."

2. OECD Territorial Reviews Finland by OECD Staff (2005)
"Although size is far from being an obvious factor of economic success, Helsinki with its 560 000 inhabitants is commonly perceived as an intermediate urban ..."

3. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"Indian Animal Tales, FF Communications 170 (Helsinki). Brandis, Dietrich. 1971. Indian Trees, 5th impression (first published 1906; Dehra Dun). ..."

4. Conflict in the Soviet Union: Black January in Azerbaidzhan by Robert Kushen (1991)
"... Investigation by Helsinki Watch and Memorial Our investigative group that visited Azerbaidzhan in December, 1990 consisted of Dmitrii Leonov, ..."

5. Azerbaijan: Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakhby Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone by Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone (1994)
"'Formerly Helsinki Watch. Human Rights Watch/Helsinki has been ... Human Rights Watch'Helsinki takes no position on the ultimate status of Nagorno-Karabakh. ..."

6. "Foreigners Out": Xenophobia and Right-Wing Violence in Germany by Holly Cartner (1992)
"Helsinki Watch has been following with great concern the treatment of Gypsies in ... In September 1991, after extensive research in Romania, Helsinki Watch ..."

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