Helsingfors

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1. Helsingfors - Noun

2. Helsingfors - Proper noun

Meaning

the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center

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According to reports, Pavel Dybenko was in Helsingfors organizing the sailors' departures for Petrograd. Source: Internet

Early history Helsinki was established as a trading town by King Gustav I of Sweden in 1550 as the town of Helsingfors, which he intended to be a rival to the Hanseatic city of Reval (today known as Tallinn ). Source: Internet

In 1550 Helsinki was founded by Gustav Vasa under the name of Helsingfors, but remained little more than a fishing village for more than two centuries. Source: Internet

He was also editor-in-chief of the Helsingfors Gazette from 1841 to 1860. Source: Internet

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