Country: Finland
Continent: Europe
Population: 588,549
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one million, 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 |
 | Minsk, Belarus | 716 |
| Moscow, Russia | 895 |
 | Warsaw, Poland | 917 |
 | Berlin, Germany | 1,108 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,648 |
 | Melbourne, Australia | 15,193 |
| Sydney, Australia | 15,189 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,696 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 14,589 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 300 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 716 |
| Moscow, Russia | 895 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 917 |
| Berlin, Germany | 1,108 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Algiers, Algeria | 3,035 |
 | Benghazi, Libya | 3,139 |
| Tripoli, Libya | 3,155 |
 | Alexandria, Egypt | 3,241 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 3,270 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 9,001 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 8,663 |  | Lusaka, Zambia | 8,383 |  | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,967 |  | Luanda, Angola | 7,721 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Yekaterinburg, Russia | 2,085 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,150 |
| Chelyabinsk, Russia | 2,215 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,233 |
| Ankara, Turkey | 2,319 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 10,746 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 10,582 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 10,423 | | Bandung, Indonesia | 10,264 | | Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,155 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 13,077 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 14,589 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,696 |
| Sydney, Australia | 15,189 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 15,193 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,648 | | Melbourne, Australia | 15,193 | | Sydney, Australia | 15,189 | | Brisbane, Australia | 14,696 | | Adelaide, Australia | 14,589 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 300 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 716 |
| Moscow, Russia | 895 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 917 |
| Berlin, Germany | 1,108 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Madrid, Spain | 2,953 | | Barcelona, Spain | 2,607 |  | Rome, Italy | 2,205 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,150 |  | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1,947 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 6,183 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 6,619 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 6,636 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 6,762 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 7,138 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 9,942 |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9,909 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 9,907 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 9,858 | | Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico | 9,857 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Caracas, Venezuela | 9,104 |
 | Recife, Brazil | 9,189 |
| Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 9,278 |
| Maracaibo, Venezuela | 9,348 |
 | Barranquilla, Colombia | 9,489 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Santiago, Chile | 13,465 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 12,931 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12,925 | | Rosario, Argentina | 12,890 |  | Montevideo, Uruguay | 12,840 |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||
