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05/06/2008: "Population growth in Helsinki has been based on immigrants from abroad."

Last year alone, nearly 6,500 people moved into the Finnish capital from foreign countries, with around half of the immigrants coming from other EU countries, including Germany, Spain, Italy, and France.

"The relative share of migrants from Western Europe has increased rapidly", notes senior statistician Pekka Vuori from the City of Helsinki's Urban Facts unit.
No research findings exist relating to the reasons for the population growth, but one of the factors contributing to the population gain could be the fact that the demand for workforce at Finland-based foreign companies continues to grow, reports Vuori.

[ The Finns should be producing the workers. ]

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Helsinki+population+growth+based+on+immigrants+moving+from+abroad/1135236118630