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Finnish ( or " suomen kieli " ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in ___MASK69___ and by ethnic Finns outside ___MASK69___ . It is one of the two official languages of ___MASK69___ and an official minority language in Sweden . In Sweden , both standard Finnish and Meänkieli , a Finnish dialect , are spoken . The Kven language , a dialect of Finnish , is spoken in Northern Norway by a minority group of Finnish descent . Helsinki slang or stadin slangi (" Helsinki ' s slang ", from Swedish " stad ", " city "; see etymology ) is a local dialect and a sociolect of the Finnish language mainly used in the capital city of Helsinki . It is characterized by its abundance of foreign loan words not found in the other Finnish dialects . Temppeliaukio Church is a Lutheran church in the Töölö ___MASK91___ of Helsinki . The church was designed by architects and brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969 . Built directly into solid rock , it is also known as the Church of the Rock and Rock Church . Kamppi Centre is a complex in the Kamppi district in the centre of Helsinki , designed by various architects , the main designer , however , being Juhani Pallasmaa . It is said to be Helsinki ' s new downtown commercial and residential centre . As a four - year construction project , it was the largest singular construction site in the history of ___MASK69___ , involving the extensive and difficult redevelopment of the Kamppi district in downtown Helsinki . Kamppi is a neighbourhood in the centre of Helsinki , the capital of ___MASK69___ . The name originally referred to a small area known as the " Kamppi field " ( see below ), but according to the current official designation , " Kamppi " encompasses a much larger area with a population of 10 , 000 in 2004 . Juhani Uolevi Pallasmaa ( born 14 September 1936 in Hämeenlinna , ___MASK69___ ) is a Finnish architect and former professor of architecture and dean at the Helsinki University of Technology . Among the many academic and civic positions he has held are those of Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture 1978 - 1983 , and head of the Institute of Industrial Arts , Helsinki . He established his own architect ' s office  Arkkitehtitoimisto Juhani Pallasmaa KY  in 1983 in Helsinki . From 2001 to 2003 , he was Raymond E . Maritz Visiting Professor of Architecture at Washington University in St . Louis , and in 2013 he received an honorary doctorate from that university . In 2010 - 2011 , Pallasmaa served as Plym Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign , and in 2012 - 2013 he was scholar in residence at Frank Lloyd Wright ' s Taliesin . Pallasmaa has also lectured widely in Europe , North and South America , Africa and Asia . Punavuori is a neighbourhood in Helsinki , the capital of ___MASK69___ . The name Punavuori ( English : Red mountain ) refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu . They were still visible in the 19th century , nowadays they are covered with buildings and pavement . Punavuori was traditionally a working - class neighbourhood , today it is known as a bohemian district popular among artists , students and hipsters . It is one of the most densely populated areas in ___MASK69___ . ___MASK69___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK69___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf of ___MASK69___ to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of ___MASK69___ . ___MASK69___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK69___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . Fredrikinkatu ( Swedish : Fredriksgatan , in Helsinki slang Freda ) is a street in Helsinki that starts from the intersection of Tarkk ' ampujankatu , Pursimiehenkatu , Laivurinkatu and Laivurinrinne ( known as Viiskulma in Finnish ) in the district of Punavuori and continues north by the western side of Kamppi Center until it reaches Lutherinkatu and the Temppeliaukio Church in Etu - Töölö . The majority of Fredrikinkatu is a one - way street going north , although Helsinki ' s tram lines ( 3B and 3T ) on it run in both directions between the Viiskulma intersection and Bulevardi . Tram lines are also being laid along Fredrikinkatu between Urho Kekkosen katu and Arkadiankatu . Töölö is the collective name for the neighbourhoods Etu - Töölö ( lit . " Front Töölö ") and Taka - Töölö ( lit . " Rear Töölö ") in Helsinki , ___MASK69___ . The neighbourhoods are located next to the city centre , occupying the western side of the Helsinki Peninsula . Helsinki is the capital and largest city of ___MASK69___ . It is in the region of Uusimaa , in southern ___MASK69___ , on the shore of the Gulf of ___MASK69___ . Helsinki has a population of , an urban population of 1 , 214 , 210 , and a metropolitan population of over 1 . 4 million , making it the most populous municipality and urban area in ___MASK69___ . Helsinki is located some north of Tallinn , Estonia , east of Stockholm , Sweden , and west of Saint Petersburg , Russia . Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities .