The district was established as Helsinki City (Finnish: Helsingin kaupunki; Swedish: Helsingfors stad) in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province.

The district currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

The electoral district of Helsinki City was established in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province.

[5][6] Helsinki currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

[7][8] Parties may form electoral alliances with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats.

Results of the 1954 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 March 1954:[99][100][101][102][103] The following candidates were elected:[104] Yrjö Enne (SKDL); Karl-August Fagerholm (SDP); Armi Hosia (SK); Aune Innala (Kok); Esa Kaitila (SK); Yrjö Kilpeläinen (SDP); Sylvi-Kyllikki Kilpi (SKDL); Lempi Lehto (SDP); Erkki Leikola (Kok); Tyyne Leivo-Larsson (SDP); Väinö Leskinen (SDP); Leo Mattila (SK); Nils Meinander (SFP); Unto Miettinen (SKDL); Arne Öhman (SFP); John Österholm (SFP); Tyyne Paasivuori (SDP); Ville Pessi (SKDL); and Arvo Salminen (Kok).