Geography of Helsinki
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Helsinki has a total area of {{convert|686|km2|abbr=on}}. {{convert|186|km2|abbr=on}} of it is land and {{convert|500|km2|abbr=on}} of the area is covered with water. It is located at {{coord|60|10|N|24|56|E|region:FI_type:city}}.
Subdivisions
This is a listing of the neighborhoods and localities in the city of Helsinki in alphabetical order. The list is not complete.
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- Ala-Tikkurila
- Alppikylä
- Alppila
- Arabianranta
- Aurinkolahti
- Eira
- Haaga
- Hakaniemi
- Hakuninmaa
- Harju
- Heikinlaakso
- Hermanni
- Herttoniemi
- Hietalahti
- Hietaniemi
- Honkasuo
- Huopalahti
- Itäkeskus
- Jakomäki
- Jollas
- Jätkäsaari
- Kaartinkaupunki
- Kaisaniemi
- Kaivopuisto
- Kalasatama
- Kallahti
- Kallio
- Kamppi
- Kannelmäki
- Karhusaari
- Katajanokka
- Kivihaka
- Kivikko
- Kluuvi
- Konala
- Kontula
- Koskela
- Kruununhaka
- Kruunuvuorenranta
- Kulosaari
- Kumpula
- Kuninkaantammi
- Kurkimäki
- Kuusisaari
- Käpylä
- Laajasalo
- Laakso
- Landbo
- Lassila
- Latokartano
- Lauttasaari
- Lehtisaari
- Malmi
- Malminkartano
- Marjaniemi
- Maunula
- Maununneva
- Meilahti
- Mellunmäki
- Meri-Rastila
- Metsälä
- Munkkiniemi
- Munkkivuori
- Myllypuro
- Oulunkylä
- Pajamäki
- Pakila
- Paloheinä
- Pasila
- Pihlajamäki
- Pihlajisto
- Pikku Huopalahti
- Pitäjänmäki
- Puistola
- Pukinmäki
- Puotila
- Puotinharju
- Punavuori
- Rastila
- Reimarla
- Roihuvuori
- Ruoholahti
- Ruskeasuo
- Santahamina
- Siilitie
- Siltamäki
- Suomenlinna
- Suurmetsä
- Suutarila
- Sörnäinen
- Tammisalo
- Tapanila
- Tapaninkylä
- Tapulikaupunki
- Torpparinmäki
- Toukola
- Tuomarinkylä
- Töölö
- Ullanlinna
- Vallila
- Vanhakaupunki
- Vartioharju
- Vartiosaari
- Vesala
- Viikki
- Vuosaari
- Östersundom
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Climate
- Average temperature (2001): +5.9 °C (42 °F)
- Warmest month, July, average temperature: +17.2 °C (63 °F)
- Coldest month, February, average temperature: -4.7 °C (23 °F)
{{Weather box
|location = Downtown Helsinki (Kaisaniemi)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 8.5
|Feb record high C = 11.8
|Mar record high C = 17.1
|Apr record high C = 21.9
|May record high C = 29.6
|Jun record high C = 32.0
|Jul record high C = 33.2
|Aug record high C = 31.2
|Sep record high C = 26.2
|Oct record high C = 19.4
|Nov record high C = 11.6
|Dec record high C = 10.0
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = −1.3
|Feb high C = −1.9
|Mar high C = 1.6
|Apr high C = 7.6
|May high C = 14.4
|Jun high C = 18.5
|Jul high C = 21.5
|Aug high C = 19.8
|Sep high C = 14.6
|Oct high C = 9.0
|Nov high C = 3.7
|Dec high C = 0.5
|year high C = 9.0
|Jan mean C = -3.9
|Feb mean C = -4.7
|Mar mean C = -1.3
|Apr mean C = 3.9
|May mean C = 10.2
|Jun mean C = 14.6
|Jul mean C = 17.8
|Aug mean C = 16.3
|Sep mean C = 11.5
|Oct mean C = 6.6
|Nov mean C = 1.6
|Dec mean C = -2.0
|year mean C = 5.9
|Jan low C = −6.5
|Feb low C = −7.4
|Mar low C = −4.1
|Apr low C = 0.8
|May low C = 6.3
|Jun low C = 10.9
|Jul low C = 14.2
|Aug low C = 13.1
|Sep low C = 8.7
|Oct low C = 4.3
|Nov low C = −0.6
|Dec low C = −4.5
|year low C = 2.9
|Jan record low C = −34.3
|Feb record low C = −31.5
|Mar record low C = −24.5
|Apr record low C = −16.3
|May record low C = −4.8
|Jun record low C = 0.7
|Jul record low C = 5.4
|Aug record low C = 2.8
|Sep record low C = −4.5
|Oct record low C = −11.6
|Nov record low C = −18.6
|Dec record low C = −29.5
|year record low C = −34.3
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation mm = 52
|Feb precipitation mm = 36
|Mar precipitation mm = 38
|Apr precipitation mm = 32
|May precipitation mm = 37
|Jun precipitation mm = 57
|Jul precipitation mm = 63
|Aug precipitation mm = 80
|Sep precipitation mm = 56
|Oct precipitation mm = 76
|Nov precipitation mm = 70
|Dec precipitation mm = 58
|year precipitation mm = 655
|Jan snow cm = 20
|Feb snow cm = 24
|Mar snow cm = 15
|Apr snow cm = 0.4
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 3
|Dec snow cm = 10
|year snow cm = 72
|Jan sun = 38
|Feb sun = 70
|Mar sun = 138
|Apr sun = 194
|May sun = 284
|Jun sun = 297
|Jul sun = 291
|Aug sun = 238
|Sep sun = 150
|Oct sun = 93
|Nov sun = 36
|Dec sun = 29
|year sun = 1858
|source = Climatological statistics for the normal period 1981–2010 {{cite web|url=http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/normal-period-1981-2010|title=Normal period 1981-2010|publisher=Finnish Meteorological Institute|access-date=2015-11-04}}
|source 2 = Helsinki, Kaisaniemi: climatological table (data source: open data) {{cite web|url=https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=100971|title=Helsinki Kaisaniemi - Taulukkotilasto}}
|date=October 2019
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