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==Economy== [[File:Kamppi Center II.jpg|thumb|[[Kamppi Center]], a shopping and transportation complex in [[Kamppi]]]] Helsinki metropolitan area generates approximately one third of Finland's GDP. GDP per capita is roughly 1.3 times the national average.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helsinki Region Statistics |url=http://www.helsinginseutu.fi/hki/hs/The+Region+of+Helsinki/City+information+and+statistics/Helsinki+Region+Statistics |access-date=17 February 2014 |publisher=Helsinginseutu.fi |archive-date=22 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422083521/http://www.helsinginseutu.fi/hki/HS/The+Region+of+Helsinki/City+information+and+statistics/Helsinki+Region+Statistics }}</ref> Helsinki profits on serviced-related IT and public sectors. Having moved from heavy industrial works, shipping companies also employ a substantial number of people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Economy of Helsinki, Finland {{!}} Helsinki.com |url=https://www.helsinki.com/v/economy/ |access-date=15 November 2018 |website=www.helsinki.com}}</ref> The metropolitan area's gross value added per capita is 200% of the mean of 27 European metropolitan areas, equalling those of Stockholm and Paris. The gross value added annual growth has been around 4%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansilehti2.vp |url=http://www.hel.fi/hel2/Tietokeskus/julkaisut/pdf/04_11_09_suokas_vj31.pdf |access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> 83 of the 100 largest Finnish companies have their headquarters in the metropolitan area. Two-thirds of the 200 highest-paid Finnish executives live in the metropolitan area and 42% in Helsinki. The average income of the top 50 earners was 1.65 million euro.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 November 2005 |title=Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition – Metro |url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Head+offices+of+large+companies+bring+good+taxpayers+to+Helsinki+region/1101981569833 |access-date=8 July 2009 |publisher=Hs.fi |archive-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119164405/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Head+offices+of+large+companies+bring+good+taxpayers+to+Helsinki+region/1101981569833 }}</ref> The tap water is of excellent quality and it is supplied by the {{cvt|120|km|adj=on}} [[Päijänne Water Tunnel]], one of the world's longest continuous rock tunnels.<ref>[http://www.finnfacts.com/english/main/actualities/pullovesi.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011133525/http://www.finnfacts.com/english/main/actualities/pullovesi.htm|date=11 October 2009}}</ref>
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