Helsinki geodata
Helsinki (Uusimaa) is a capital of a political entity; located in Finland in Europe/Helsinki (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 558,457 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Finland, 96.8% of cities are located further ↑North; 53.8% of cities are located further ←West and 76.5% of cities have higher elevation than Helsinki. Note1
Helsinki GPS coordinates[2]
60° 10' 10.272" North, 24° 56' 7.62" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 60.51742°, | 24.23233° |
| Center: | 60.16952°, | 24.93545° |
| Lower-right: | 59.81789°, | 25.63858° |
| Map W x H: | 77.8×77.8 km | = 48.3×48.3mi |
| max Lat: | 69.90864° ⇑96.8% North |
| Helsinki: | 60.16952° |
| min Lat: | ⇓3.2% South 59.83333° |
| min Long | Helsinki | max Long |
| 21.2° | 24.93545° | 30.93276° |
| W 53.8%⇐ | ⇒46.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Helsinki is 26 m = 85 ft, and this is 51.1 m = 168 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
299 m = 981 ft | 76.5% |
| Avg. | 77.1 m = 253 ft | |
| Helsinki | 26 m = 85 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 23.5% |
See also: Helsinki elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Helsinki is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 711 km =441.8 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3316.8 | 2061 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 711 | 441.8 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4084.3 | 2537.9 | to South |
| Equator | 6690.2 | 4157.1 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Helsinki: (largest is in red/bold)
• Espoo
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 
284°
• Gumböle
18.5 km =11.5 mi, 
287°
• Kaarela
9.6 km =6 mi, 
341°
• Kallio
1.8 km =1.1 mi, 
26°
• Kauniainen
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 292°
• Kilo
10 km =6.2 mi, 
302°
• Koukkuniemi
9.6 km =6 mi, 
258°
• Lauttasaari
3.9 km =2.4 mi, 
252°
• Mellunkylä
11.5 km =7.1 mi, 
51°
• Munkkiniemi
4.5 km =2.8 mi, 
315°
• Otaniemi
6.2 km =3.9 mi, 285°
• Suomenlinna
3.7 km =2.3 mi, 
130°
• Vantaa
15 km =9.3 mi, 
22°
• Vuosaari
12.3 km =7.6 mi, 
68°
• Östersundom
17.3 km =10.7 mi, 
55°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Finland existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
