Country: Finland
Continent: Europe
Population: 588,549
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Helsinki is closest to Saint Petersburg and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Saint Petersburg. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Helsinki is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 300 |
 | Riga, Latvia | 362 |
 | Stockholm, Sweden | 398 |
 | Vilnius, Lithuania | 611 |
 | Minsk, Belarus | 716 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,648 |
 | Melbourne, Australia | 15,193 |
| Sydney, Australia | 15,189 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 15,135 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 14,787 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 300 |
| Riga, Latvia | 362 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 398 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 611 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 716 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tunis, Tunisia | 2,802 |
 | Algiers, Algeria | 3,035 |
 | Benghazi, Libya | 3,139 |
| Tripoli, Libya | 3,155 |
 | Alexandria, Egypt | 3,241 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 10,446 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 10,430 | | Durban, South Africa | 9,993 | | Soweto, South Africa | 9,585 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 9,577 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Yekaterinburg, Russia | 2,085 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,150 |
| Chelyabinsk, Russia | 2,215 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,233 |
| Eskisehir, Turkey | 2,302 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Denpasar, Indonesia | 10,851 | | Makasar, Indonesia | 10,746 | | Malang, Indonesia | 10,643 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 10,582 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 10,423 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 13,077 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 14,589 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,696 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 14,787 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 15,135 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,648 | | Melbourne, Australia | 15,193 | | Sydney, Australia | 15,189 | | Newcastle, Australia | 15,135 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 14,787 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 300 |
| Riga, Latvia | 362 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 398 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 611 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 716 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 3,343 | | Málaga, Spain | 3,338 | | Madrid, Spain | 2,953 | | Valencia, Spain | 2,898 | | Zaragoza, Spain | 2,712 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 5,960 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 6,183 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 6,290 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 6,345 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 6,619 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 10,149 |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 9,975 |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 9,942 |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 9,932 | | Morelia, Mexico | 9,918 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 8,940 |
| Natal, Brazil | 8,980 |
 | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 9,070 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 9,095 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 9,104 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Puente Alto, Chile | 13,474 | | Santiago, Chile | 13,465 |  | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 13,196 | | La Plata, Argentina | 12,933 | | Córdoba, Argentina | 12,931 |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||
