Helsinki or Lisbon: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Helsinki wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Helsinki 1:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Helsinki
Indicator
Lisbon
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
558,457 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
517,802 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,001,125 people
2025
1,974,574 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
381 km²
2025
426 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,628 people per km²
2025
4,635 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3.3 %
2015–2025
6.2 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Helsinki (1 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
1 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
17 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
1.0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
38 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
3,950 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
96 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
112 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
680 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
5.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
18.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
79 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1 km
2006-2025
3 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
✗0.10 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
no data
5.0 magnitude
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Helsinki, Lisbon.