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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
Senate Square and the statue of Alexander II, Helsinki
HelsinkiSenate Square and the statue of Alexander II

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Helsinki by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Helsinki?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Antalya for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Antalya’s own page.

Choose Helsinki for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Helsinki’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Antalya 82, Helsinki 28: Antalya leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Helsinki 52: Antalya leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Helsinki 60: Helsinki leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Helsinki 50: Helsinki leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Helsinki 58: Antalya leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Helsinki 62: Antalya leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Helsinki 76: Helsinki leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Helsinki 86: Helsinki leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Helsinki 62: Helsinki leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Helsinki 30: Antalya leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Helsinki 63: Helsinki leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Helsinki 82: Helsinki leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Helsinki.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Antalya
61match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Helsinki
59match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Antalya in July

35 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Helsinki in July

22 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Helsinki: 1991-2020 normals, Helsinki Kaisaniemi / Harju (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaHelsinki
Official languageTurkishFinnish, Swedish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m17 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)16 km from centre136 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaHelsinki
City population2,426,356694,392
People per km²1,7123,239
Museums within 10 km574
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 monthsNone

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.