HelsinkiUusimaa Region in Figures
municipalities
Askola, Espoo, Hanko, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Ingå, Järvenpää, Karkkila, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Lapinjärvi, Lohja, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Porvoo, Pukkila, Raasepori, Sipoo, Siuntio, Tuusula, Vantaa, Vihti
LOHJA
RAASEPORI INGÅ SIUNTIO
PORNAINEN JÄRVENPÄÄ
TUUSULA KERAVA SIPOO PORVOO ASKOLA PUKKILA MYRSKYLÄ
VANTAA
KAUNIAINEN HELSINKI
ESPOO
KIRKKONUMMI
3% of the entire land area of Finland
Fresh water 471 km2, 3%
Land area
9,097 km2, 57%
Salt water
6,491 km2, 40%
HANKO
KARKKILA VIHTI
HYVINKÄÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ
LAPINJÄRVI
LOVIISA
NURMIJÄRVI
1.8 million inhabitants
31% of the entire population of Finland
Population growth almost 23,000 inhabitants in 2024
In Helsinki-Uusimaa Region 74% speak Finnish 7% speak Swedish 19% speak another language
56% of those speaking another language in Finland live in Helsinki-Uusimaa Region
The business profile of Helsinki-Uusimaa
Other services 36 %
Knowledge-intensive services 24 %
Trade 16 %
Industry 13 %
Construction 10 %
Natural resources sector 1 %
GDP per capita
Helsinki-Uusimaa 61,100 €
Finland 49,000 €
EU 38,100 €
HelsinkiUusimaa’s share of Finland’s total GDP 39%
43%
of Finnish growth companies choose Helsinki-Uusimaa as their location
Helsinki-Uusimaa Region has 866,000 workplaces
i.e. 36 % of the Finnish total
Helsinki-Uusimaa’s share of Finland’s R&D expenditure 51%
Employment rate for 15–64 year olds 73%,
Average rate for Finland 72.1% Unemployment rate 8.9%, Average rate for Finland 8.4%
In Helsinki-Uusimaa 2024, travellers stayed
Of Finland’s international tourists, 51% visit
Helsinki-Uusimaa
16.3 million overnight 6.8 million times, 30% of all overnight stays in Finland
Travellers at Helsinki-Vantaa airport in 2024
Ranked first in wellbeing in the EU
(Regional social progress index 2024)
The highest level of education in Finland, one in three residents have a university degree
Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council is a joint authority for Helsinki-Uusimaa with 26 member municipalities. We are one of the 18 regional councils in Finland that are mandated in law. Our main operational tasks at the Council are regional and land-use planning, as well as the promotion of local and regional interests.
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