"Helsinki" meaning in German

See Helsinki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɛlzɪŋki/, /hɛlˈzɪŋki/ (note: less often also) Audio: De-Helsinki.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Helsinki2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Helsinkis [genitive], Helsinki [genitive, with-article]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Helsinki n (proper noun, genitive Helsinkis or (optionally with an article) Helsinki)
  1. Helsinki (the capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Finland, Cities in Uusimaa, Finland, Municipalities of Uusimaa, Finland, Places in Finland, Places in Uusimaa, Finland, Regional capitals of Finland
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