Helsinki (/ˈhɛlsɪŋki/; Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhe̞l.siŋ.k̟i] ( listen); Swedish: Helsingfors, pronounced [hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂ] ( listen)) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 621,523[7][3] an urban population of 1,2 million (31 December 2013)