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1096:27 %
949:Nurmijärvi
904:12 %
872:16 %
840:11 %
821:Kauniainen
744:20 %
712:24 %
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431:Nurmijärvi
387:Nurmijärvi
327:Kauniainen
280:Baltic Sea
255:, and six
138:Population
94:Sub-region
1329:1797-5395
1152:5 %
1140:1,582,452
1128:7 %
1122:91 %
1090:71 %
1064:8 %
1058:90 %
1032:7 %
1029:28 %
1026:65 %
1000:4 %
994:94 %
981:Pornainen
968:8 %
962:91 %
936:5 %
930:94 %
901:15 %
898:73 %
866:83 %
837:30 %
834:59 %
808:8 %
802:90 %
789:Järvenpää
776:8 %
770:91 %
738:75 %
706:70 %
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658:Land area
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574:and even
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403:Pornainen
375:Järvenpää
249:urbanised
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146:1,582,452
1595:Kuuma.fi
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1182:See also
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1093:2 %
1061:1 %
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933:1 %
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869:1 %
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741:5 %
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315:Helsinki
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119:Helsinki
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1267:Finnish
1162:Economy
1081:247,443
1045:Tuusula
729:674,500
697:314,024
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668:Finnish
663:Density
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622:Tuusula
592:taajama
576:Tampere
501:Siuntio
485:Finnish
427:Tuusula
415:Uusimaa
395:Tuusula
288:Uusimaa
238:Finland
228:around
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210:Finnish
198:Swedish
190:Finnish
172:Website
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76:Finland
73:Country
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1244:, the
1240:, the
1146:427.8
1113:28,811
1087:1,038
1077:Vantaa
1049:41,338
1017:22,595
953:44,785
921:20,957
889:41,154
863:1,248
857:38,211
853:Kerava
831:1,744
825:10,270
799:1,238
793:46,490
761:46,901
735:3,146
703:1,005
665:(/km)
605:Porvoo
451:Porvoo
423:Kerava
411:region
379:Kerava
367:exurbs
319:Vantaa
284:region
269:Vantaa
232:, the
82:Region
1224:Notes
1143:3,699
1136:Total
1109:Vihti
1013:Sipoo
985:4,973
693:Espoo
678:Other
660:(km)
649:arms
601:Lohja
572:Lahti
497:Lohja
455:Lohja
447:Vihti
435:Sipoo
407:Vihti
391:Sipoo
323:Espoo
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1567:2017
1498:2024
1325:ISSN
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1084:238
1052:220
1023:67
1020:340
991:34
988:147
956:362
927:36
924:581
892:367
764:323
732:214
700:312
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