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A few historical events
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The main language in Helsinki is Finnish, but there is a Swedish minority. Helsinki is officially bilingual.
 
The main language in Helsinki is Finnish, but there is a Swedish minority. Helsinki is officially bilingual.
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==History==
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Helsinki was bombed by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] airplanes during both the [[Winter War]] and the [[Continuation War]], but thanks to the Finnish air force, most of the attacks did not cause severe damage.
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Helsinki hosted the Summer Olympics in 1952.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1952]
    
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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