Culture for All Ages: Helsinki’s Inclusive Cultural Vision

Helsinki was established in the mid-16th century and declared the capital of Finland in 1812, it holds the role of the country’s administrative, economic, and cultural hub

Helsinki City Data

Indicator Figure Source and Notes
Admissions: Cinema (Per year) 2067050 City of Helsinki Open Data — City of Helsinki Open Data
Admissions: Main film festival (Per year) 57,186 Statistics Finland — Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy
Admissions: Theatre (Per year) 558,483 Theatre Info Finland
Art Galleries 100 Palvelukartta
Artists studio complexes 12 City of Helsinki
Arts & dance rehearsal space 19 City of Helsinki
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival 212,836 Finland Festivals — Helsingin Juhlaviikot
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival (Percentage of city population) 33.10% Finland Festivals — Helsingin Juhlaviikot
Attendance to museums & galleries (Percentage of working age population) 23.30% The National Board of Antiquities — Galleries are not included / All age groups are included
Bars 1,200 Hs.fi
Bars (Per 100,000 population) 187 Hs.fi
Book loans by public libraries (Per year) (Million) 7.8 Finnish Public Library Statistics
Book titles published (Per year) 4280 Finnish Public Library Statistics
Bookshops 20 google maps
Bookshops (Per 100,000 population) 5.7 Helsinki City Open Data
Cinema screens 59 Finnish Film Foundation
Cinema screens (Per 100,000 population) 9 Finnish Film Foundation
Cinemas 16 Finnish Film Foundation
Community centres 40 City of Helsinki
Creative industries employment (Percentage) 0.50% Statistics Finland
Dance performances (Per year) 811 danceinfo.fi
Education: Degree level & higher (Percentage) 49.00% Statistics Finland — 25-64 years old
Festivals & celebrations 200 City of Helsinki
Film festivals 9 SES
Films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 372 Finnish Film Foundation
Foreign born population (Percentage) 16.00% Ulkomaalaistaustaiset Helsingissa
Foreign films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 372 Finnish Film Foundation
Geographical area (Square kilometre) 719 Natinal Land Survey of Finland
Heritage & historical sites 90 City of Helsinki — There are also 5000 buildings and areas protected by the town plan
Households 339,786 Statistics Finland
International students 1,500 City of Helsinki
International tourists (Per year as percentage of population) 183.60% Visit Finland
International tourists (Per year) 2,800,000 City of Helsinki — Estimation
Libraries (Per 100,000 Population) 5.7 Helsinki City Open Data
Live music venues 50 Yelp
Major concert halls 2 Helsinki Music Hall (five halls) and National Opera and Ballet (two halls)
Markets 12 City of Helsinki
Michelin star restaurants 7 My Helsinki
Museums 76 Kansallis Galleria / City of Helsinki
Music performances (Per year) 4,387 meteli.net
National museums 3 City of Helsinki
Nightclubs, discos & dance halls 60 Yelp
Non professional dance schools 19 Google research
Percentage of national population living in the city 12.00%
Percentage of public green space: Parks & gardens 40.00% City of Helsinki
Population 653,835 https://www.stat.fi/til/index_en.html
Public libraries 37 Helsinki City Open Data
Restaurants 150 eat.fi
Restaurants (Per 100,000 population) 23.3 eat.fi
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Public 1 Uniarts — University of the Arts
Students Enrolled at art & design institutions 1,968 Uniarts
Theatres 69 Palvelukartta
UNESCO World Heritage Sites 1 UNESCO
Video game arcades 6 Google
Visits to top five most visited museums & galleries 2,046,137 City of Helsinki
Working Age Popluation 422,562 Statistics Finland

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