Helsinki logs 130 frost days a year to Oulu's 173 — Helsinki wins by 43. Helsinki also leads on sunny days by 11.

Helsinki averages $2,134/mo for balanced living; Oulu has no cost baseline yet.

Helsinki scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Oulu has no mobility baseline.

Helsinki's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Oulu's 0.0.

Helsinki scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Oulu has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Helsinki scores 4.3 on safety (0–5 scale); Oulu has no safety baseline.

Helsinki scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Oulu has no career baseline.

Helsinki scores 2.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Oulu has no social & community baseline.

Helsinki scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Oulu has no food & dining baseline.

Helsinki scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Oulu has no family baseline.

Helsinki scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Oulu has no healthcare baseline.

Helsinki averages 6.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Oulu's 4.3 µg/m³ (excellent) — Oulu breathes ~35% cleaner air (2.3 µg/m³ lower).

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