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Senate Square and the statue of Alexander II, Helsinki
HelsinkiSenate Square and the statue of Alexander II
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Helsinki by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Helsinki or Mumbai?

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 Helsinki for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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. Helsinki 28, Mumbai 18: Helsinki leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Helsinki 52, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Helsinki 60, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Helsinki 50, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Helsinki 58, Mumbai 55: Helsinki leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Helsinki 62, Mumbai 48: Helsinki leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Helsinki 76, Mumbai 35: Helsinki leads by 41 points.
Getting around. Helsinki 86, Mumbai 38: Helsinki leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Helsinki 62, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Helsinki 30, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Helsinki 63, Mumbai 55: Helsinki leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Helsinki 82, Mumbai 24: Helsinki leads by 58 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Helsinki and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Helsinki
Best match
59match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HelsinkiMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Helsinki: 1991-2020 normals, Helsinki Kaisaniemi / Harju (1.6 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHelsinkiMumbai
Official languageFinnish, SwedishHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation17 m14 m
Main airportHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)16 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHelsinkiMumbai
City population694,39215,414,288
People per km²3,23925,563
Museums within 10 km741
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.