Editing Helsinki (section)

===Twentieth century===

By the 1910s, Helsinki's population was already over 100,000, and despite the turbulence of Finnish history in the first half of the 20th century, Helsinki continued to grow steadily. This included the [[Finnish Civil War]] and the [[Winter War]], both of which left their mark on the city. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were roughly equal numbers of Finnish and [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Swedish speakers]] in Helsinki; the majority of workers were Finnish-speaking. The local [[Helsinki slang]] (or ''stadin slangi'') developed among Finnish children and young people from the 1890s as a mixed Finnish-Swedish language, with influences from [[German language|German]] and [[Russian language|Russian]], and from the 1950s the slang began to become more Finnish.<ref>{{cite book| author=Marjo Vilkko | title=Suomi on ruotsalainen | chapter=Stadin slangi | pages=216–219 | location=Helsinki | publisher=[[Schildts & Söderströms]] | year=2014 | isbn=978-951-52-3419-3 | language = fi}}</ref> A landmark event was the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Olympic Games]], which were held in Helsinki. Finland's rapid urbanisation in the 1970s, which occurred late compared to the rest of Europe, tripled the population of the metropolitan area, and the [[Helsinki Metro]] subway system was built.

{{wide image|Southern Helsinki panorama 2011-06-28 1.jpg|650px|A panoramic view over the southernmost districts of Helsinki from [[Hotel Torni]]. The [[Helsinki Old Church]] and its surrounding park are seen in the foreground, while the towers of [[St. John's Church, Helsinki|St. John's Church]] (near centre) and [[Mikael Agricola Church]] (right) can be seen in the middle distance, backdropped by the [[Gulf of Finland]].|100%|center}}