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Where does “Helsinki” come from?

Helsinki (Finnish) comes from Swedish Helsingfors — Helsinki.

Ancestry of “Helsinki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishHelsingforsHelsinki

Words derived from “Helsinki”

  • Helsinki
  • Helsinkian
  • helsinkiläinen
  • Helsinko
  • ヘルシンキ
  • Helsinki
  • Helsinki
  • Helsinki
  • Ħelsinki
Every word from Swedish Helsingfors →