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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Tallinn or Tromso?

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 Tallinn for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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. Tallinn 28, Tromso 8: Tallinn leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Tromso 36: Tallinn leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Tromso 27: Tallinn leads by 41 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Tromso 38: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Tromso 14: Tallinn leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Tromso 45: Tallinn leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, Tromso 60: Tallinn leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Tromso 15: Tallinn leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Tromso 11: Tallinn leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Tromso 32: Tallinn leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Tromso 38: Tallinn leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Tromso.

Your match

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

Tallinn
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Tallinn in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TallinnTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnTromso
Official languageEstonianNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation28 m20 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnTromso
City population457,57279,943
People per km²2,87132
Museums within 10 km168
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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.