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Meaning of "Helsingfors" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELSINGFORS

Helsingfors  [helsɪŋˈfɔrs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELSINGFORS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Helsingfors is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HELSINGFORS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Helsingfors

Helsinki

Helsinki (Finnish pronunciation: ( listen); Swedish: Helsingfors, pronounced ( listen)) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 616,042 an urban population of 1,176,976 (31 December 2012) and a metropolitan population of 1,4 million, according to the OECD 1,8 million, Table 1.1, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located some 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) east north east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities. The Helsinki metropolitan area includes urban core of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and surrounding commuter towns. It is the world's northernmost metro area of over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of an EU member state. After Copenhagen and Stockholm it's the third largest city in the Nordic nations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELSINGFORS


Tammerfors
tamərˈfɔrs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELSINGFORS

Helpmann
helpmate
helpmeet
Helsingborg
Helsinki
helter-skelter
helve
Helvellyn
Helvetia
Helvetian
Helvetic
Helvetii

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELSINGFORS

anchors
board of directors
board of governors
Bors
Connors
Doors
Dors
favors
French doors
honors
horrors
indoors
majors
Mors
out of doors
out-of-doors
outdoors
pair of scissors
scissors
the majors

Synonyms and antonyms of Helsingfors in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Helsingfors» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELSINGFORS

Find out the translation of Helsingfors to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Helsingfors from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Helsingfors» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赫尔辛福斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Helsingfors
570 millions of speakers

English

Helsingfors
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Helsingfors
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هلسنكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гельсингфорс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Helsingfors
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

helsingfors
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Helsingfors
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helsingfors
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Helsingfors
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘルシングフォルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Helsingfors
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Helsingfors
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Helsingfors
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹெல்ஸிங்ஃபோர்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेलसिंगफोर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Helsingfors
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Helsingfors
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Helsingfors
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гельсингфорс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Helsingfors
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Helsingfors
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Helsing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Helsingfors
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Helsingfors
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Helsingfors

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELSINGFORS»

The term «Helsingfors» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.086 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELSINGFORS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Helsingfors

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELSINGFORS»

Discover the use of Helsingfors in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Helsingfors and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Directory of Anthropologists
LASSILA, Vaino David, Anatom. Inst. , University of Helsingfors, Holsingfors, Finland; b. l896, Pori, Finland; M.D. , (specialization in Psychiatry); Prof. of Anatomy and Director, ..Anatomical .Inst., Univ. of Helsingfors; mom. Acad. Sci. Founica ...
‎1938
2
Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries
Helsingfors. Brinckmann, Albrecht Erich (1912) Platz und Monument. Berlin. Brunila, Birger and af Schultén, Marius (1955) Stadsplan och byggnadskonst 1875–1918, in Helsingfors stads historia IV 1. Helsingfors. Byggnadsvårdskommitténs ...
Thomas Hall, 2003
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The Nordic Languages 2: An International Handbook of the ...
Helsingfors. von Bonsdorff, Göran (1950), Självstyrelsetanken i finlandssvensk politik. Helsingfors, 402-423. von Bonsdorff, Per-Erik (1984), Om det svenska lagspråket i Finland. In: Tidskrift utgiven av Juridiska föreningen i Finland (JFT).
Oskar Bandle, Kurt Braunmuller, Ernst-Hakon Jahr, 2005
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Vision og virkelighed : evaluering af skoler i Norden : ...
Finland. Heidi Backman, Utbildningsstyrelsen, Pl 380, FlNO0531 Helsingfors. ... Korhonen, Utbildningsstyrelsen, Pl 380, FIN-00531 Helsingfors. hannu.korhonen @oph.fi Leena Koski, Utbildningsstyrelsen, Pl 380, FlМ-005З1 Helsingfors.
Erla Sigurðardóttir, Margrét Harðardóttir, 2000
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A History of Finland's Literature
Stockholm: Svenskt Visarkiv, 1967, 228-71. Cavonius, Gosta. Tanke och gaming. Helsingfors: Svenska folksskolans vanner, 1982. Jernstrom, Frank. Svenska kulturfondens 75-drs-historik. Helsingfors: Svenska kultur- fonden: Schildts, 1985.
George C. Schoolfield, 1998
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British and Foreign Building Stones
Amphibolite Black, very fine-grained Svarta Quarries, Ekanas, Finland Presented by Aktiebolaget Granit, Helsingfors Weight per cub. ft. 175 lbs. 479. RUSSIAN GRANITE. Muscovite-Biotite-Granitb (pale variety) Light blue-grey, fine-grained ...
7
Finland and Europe: The Period of Autonomy and the ...
Helsingfors 1918. : A bo Akademi och dess man 1808-1828 1. Helsingfors 1912. Bonsdorff, Göran v.: Svenska folkpartiet, tillblivelse och utveckling till 1917. Helsingfors 1956. Bonsdorff, L.G.v.: Den ryska pacijiceringen i Finland 1808-09.
Juhani Paasivirta, D. G. Kirby, 1962
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In Time of Storm: Community Ideology and Identity in ...
Helsingfors: Holger Schildts Förlag, 1974. Barck, P. O. Arvid Mörne och sekelskiftets Finland. Helsingfors: Söderström 8t Czo Förlagsaktiebolag, 1953. Barros, James. The Aland Islands Question: Its Settlement by the League of Nations.
Pekka K. Hamalainen, 1979
9
Planning Europe's Capital Cities: Aspects of ...
Cf. Sundman (1982), p. 33. 15. Cf. Helsingfors stadsplanehistoriska atlas, Nos. 90, 92, 93, 110, 111, 113, 120, 121,128,140,151,158,174 and 190. 16. Ibidem, No. 143. See also Åström (1957b), pp. 129 ff. A revised version was ratified in 1887 ...
Thomas Hall, 2003
10
Copies Versus Cognates in Bound Morphology
7 Finnish Interference in helsingfors Swedish helsingfors Swedish is a specific local variety of Swedish spoken in helsingfors (today better known as helsinki). Until the end of world war II, this was a predominantly Swedish-speaking city, but  ...
Lars Johanson, Martine Robbeets, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELSINGFORS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Helsingfors is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hej turist, åk till Petalax!
9000 turister besökte Helsingfors i går, de kom i sex stycken kryssningsfartyg och stannade i sju timmar. Därtill fylls Helsingfors för tillfället av ... «Svenska YLE, Jul 15»
2
Blicka västerut i lärarfrågan
Men frågan är om inte fokus i diskussionen hamnat snett när det mesta handlar om klasslärarutbildningens vara eller icke vara i Helsingfors. «Vasabladet, Jul 15»
3
Nu kommer sommarvärmen
Aino Tuhkanen säljer yllemössor på Salutorget i Helsingfors. Bra har affärerna gått hittills i sommar när det har varit kallt, och bra tror hon att det ... «Hufvudstadsbladet, Jul 15»
4
145 gymnaster på samma scen
Sorlet växer stadigt när allt fler personer dyker upp i Gloriahallen i Helsingfors. Till slut är nästan alla av de 145 deltagarna på plats. «Hufvudstadsbladet, Jun 15»
5
Dags för Avantis inledande toner
... betydligt mer avspänd och visar sin uppskattning friare under en festivalkonsert jämfört med konserter i till exempel Musikhuset i Helsingfors. «Hufvudstadsbladet, Jun 15»
6
This is fu*king midsommar
Arbetar i Helsingfors Full av drömmar och försöker förverkliga dom en åt gånget. Började jobba på Radio X3M år 2008 och har ålderskris en ... «Svenska YLE, Jun 15»
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Putins hårda ord om Nato kan dela finska folket
Det säger Markku Kangaspuro som är forskningschef på Alexanderinstitutet vid Helsingfors universitet. Han är själv kritisk till tanken om ett ... «Hufvudstadsbladet, Jun 15»
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Se Helsingfors gator då och nu
Inha fotograferade det vackraste och nyaste av Helsingfors för en guidebok som gavs ut av förlaget WSOY. Bilderna, som var försvunna i ... «Svenska YLE, Jun 15»
9
Tours to host the cream of Europe's clubs
... Europe's most talent singles players, Pedro Martins in their ranks and the tournament will welcome Helsingfors (Finland), Kristiansand (Norway), BC DKC (The ... «Badminton Europe, Jun 15»
10
Draw released and Russians team to beat
In a tightly contested group Icelandic champions TBR will look to repeat their history making run to the quarter finals in 2014 with Helsingfors ... «Badminton Europe, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Helsingfors [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/helsingfors>. Apr 2024 ».
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