Helsinki City Group

The Helsinki City Group comprises the City of Helsinki and the entities and foundations under the City of Helsinki’s control.

Entities of the Helsinki City Group

The Helsinki City Group uses companies and foundations to supplement the services provided by the City of Helsinki and to manage the City Group’s support functions.

The structure of the City Group allows the various units to cooperate with each other. As the parent organisation, the City of Helsinki is responsible for supervising the Helsinki City Group’s development and defining the services that it provides.

See the City of Helsinki’s ownership policy

The City of Helsinki has full ownership of most of its subsidiaries. 

See the City of Helsinki’s subsidiaries

Associated entities and joint entities are not part of the Helsinki City Group, but the City of Helsinki has a substantial shareholding in them or otherwise has considerable influence over them.

See the City of Helsinki’s associated entities

The City of Helsinki provides some of its services through joint municipal authorities. Joint municipal authorities are established by mutual agreement (charter) between municipalities.