Helsingfors, a strongly fortified seaport and capital of Finland, is in a commanding position placed on a rocky peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, 191 m. W. of St. Petersburg; the numerous islands and islets at the entrance of the harbour are strongly fortified; the town is handsomely laid out, and has a flourishing university (student roll, 1703), and does a good Baltic trade.
Population (circa 1900) given as 77,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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