Country: Finland
Continent: Europe
Population: 588,549
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Helsinki is closest to Vantaa and farthest from Dunedin. The closest foreign city is Tallinn and the farthest domestic city is Oulu. 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 | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vantaa, Finland | 9 |
| Espoo, Finland | 10 |
 | Tallinn, Estonia | 52 |
| Lahti, Finland | 61 |
| Turku, Finland | 94 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 10,722 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand | 10,666 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 10,605 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 10,604 |
| Tauranga, New Zealand | 10,433 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Tallinn, Estonia | 52 |
| Tartu, Estonia | 139 |
 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 186 |
| Pskov, Russia | 204 |
 | Riga, Latvia | 225 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Oulu, Finland | 336 | | Jyväskylä, Finland | 146 | | Tampere, Finland | 100 | | Turku, Finland | 94 | | Lahti, Finland | 61 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Bizerte, Tunisia | 1,716 |
| Tunis, Tunisia | 1,741 |
 | Annaba, Algeria | 1,778 |
| Skikda, Algeria | 1,797 |
| Guelma, Algeria | 1,813 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 6,498 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 6,491 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 6,481 | | Umlazi, South Africa | 6,217 | | Durban, South Africa | 6,209 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Nizhny Tagil, Russia | 1,245 |
| Pervouralsk, Russia | 1,272 |
| Yekaterinburg, Russia | 1,296 |
| Miass, Russia | 1,335 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,336 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 7,238 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 7,094 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 6,890 | | Mataram, Indonesia | 6,769 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 6,742 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Darwin, Australia | 7,506 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 7,867 |
| Perth, Australia | 8,126 |
| Cairns, Australia | 8,271 |
| Townsville, Australia | 8,444 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Dunedin, New Zealand | 10,722 | | Christchurch, New Zealand | 10,666 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 10,605 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 10,604 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 10,433 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Vantaa, Finland | 9 |
| Espoo, Finland | 10 |
| Tallinn, Estonia | 52 |
| Lahti, Finland | 61 |
| Turku, Finland | 94 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Telde, Spain | 2,911 | | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 2,909 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 2,908 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 2,904 | | Algeciras, Spain | 2,138 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 3,091 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 3,588 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 3,610 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 3,703 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 3,706 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 6,816 |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 6,306 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 6,296 | | Manzanillo, Mexico | 6,285 |  | San Jose, Costa Rica | 6,263 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Carúpano, Venezuela | 5,521 |
 | Paramaribo, Suriname | 5,530 |
| El Silencio, Venezuela | 5,545 |
 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 5,555 |
| Caucaia, Brazil | 5,559 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 9,414 |  | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 8,941 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 8,882 | | Osorno, Chile | 8,841 | | Valdivia, Chile | 8,804 |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||