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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
Senate Square and the statue of Alexander II, Helsinki
HelsinkiSenate Square and the statue of Alexander II

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Helsinki by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Helsinki for

  • wellness
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Delhi 4, Helsinki 28: Helsinki leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Helsinki 52: Delhi leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Helsinki 60: Delhi leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Helsinki 50: Helsinki leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Helsinki 58: Helsinki leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Helsinki 62: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Helsinki 76: Helsinki leads by 44 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Helsinki 86: Helsinki leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Helsinki 62: Delhi leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Helsinki 30: Delhi leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Helsinki 63: Helsinki leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Helsinki 82: Helsinki leads by 57 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Helsinki.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Helsinki
Best match
59match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Helsinki: 1991-2020 normals, Helsinki Kaisaniemi / Harju (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiHelsinki
Official languageHindi, EnglishFinnish, Swedish
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation221 m17 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)16 km from centre136 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-15 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiHelsinki
City population26,495,000694,392
People per km²18,9623,239
Museums within 10 km2374
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.