Quote Originally Posted by Zhenya
yes but you know since most people speak swedish - with a lovely accent, in the capitol Helsinki - Helsingfors, that's what counts, hehe...
Many people speak passable Russian in the capital of Kazakhstan - does it make Kazakhstan a Slavic country? Besides, I wouldn't say that most people in Helsinki speak Swedish - most will have been taught it at school and some do speak it quite well but the majority speak it quite haltingly or not at all. Many can speak some very basic Swedish but won't. Now, Turku or, say, Porvoo is indeed a different story...