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Senate Square and the statue of Alexander II, Helsinki
HelsinkiSenate Square and the statue of Alexander II
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Helsinki by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Helsinki or Stuttgart?

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

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’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, Stuttgart 8: Helsinki leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Helsinki 52, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Helsinki 60, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Helsinki 50, Stuttgart 42: Helsinki leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Helsinki 58, Stuttgart 60: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Helsinki 62, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Helsinki 76, Stuttgart 66: Helsinki leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Helsinki 86, Stuttgart 72: Helsinki leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Helsinki 62, Stuttgart 58: Helsinki leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Helsinki 30, Stuttgart 40: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Helsinki 63, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Helsinki 82, Stuttgart 64: Helsinki leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Helsinki and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Helsinki
59match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on day trips 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.

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

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HelsinkiStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Helsinki: 1991-2020 normals, Helsinki Kaisaniemi / Harju (1.6 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHelsinkiStuttgart
Official languageFinnish, SwedishGerman
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation17 m245 m
Main airportHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)16 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureHelsinkiStuttgart
City population694,392609,365
People per km²3,2392,938
Museums within 10 km7442
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.