The Northernmost Cities in the World

Major cities (population 100,000+) ranked by latitude, furthest north first. These are the cities closest to the Arctic — long winter nights, midnight sun and some of the coldest urban climates on Earth.

#	Name	Latitude
1	Norilsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	69.35° N
2	Murmansk Murmansk, Russia	68.97° N
3	Oulu North Ostrobothnia, Finland	65.01° N
4	Severodvinsk Arkhangelskaya, Russia	64.56° N
5	Arkhangel’sk Arkhangelskaya, Russia	64.55° N
6	Reykjavík Capital Region, Iceland	64.14° N
7	Umeå Västerbotten, Sweden	63.83° N
8	Ukhta Komi, Russia	63.57° N
9	Trondheim Trøndelag, Norway	63.43° N
10	Noyabrsk Yamalo-Nenets, Russia	63.19° N
11	Kuopio North Savo, Finland	62.89° N
12	Jyväskylä Central Finland, Finland	62.24° N
13	Yakutsk Sakha, Russia	62.03° N
14	Petrozavodsk Karelia, Russia	61.78° N
15	Syktyvkar Komi, Russia	61.66° N
16	Tampere Pirkanmaa, Finland	61.50° N
17	Surgut Khanty-Mansia, Russia	61.26° N
18	Anchorage Alaska, United States	61.22° N
19	Nefteyugansk Khanty-Mansia, Russia	61.10° N
20	Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansia, Russia	61.00° N
21	Lahti Paijat-Hame, Finland	60.98° N
22	Nizhnevartovsk Khanty-Mansia, Russia	60.93° N
23	Turku Southwest Finland, Finland	60.45° N
24	Bergen Vestland, Norway	60.39° N
25	Vantaa Uusimaa, Finland	60.29° N
26	East Helsinki Uusimaa, Finland	60.21° N
27	Espoo Uusimaa, Finland	60.21° N
28	Helsinki Uusimaa, Finland	60.17° N
29	Akademicheskoe Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia	60.01° N
30	Kalininskiy St.-Petersburg, Russia	60.00° N
31	Krasnogvargeisky St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.97° N
32	Petrogradka St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.97° N
33	Vasyl'evsky Ostrov St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.94° N
34	Saint Petersburg St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.94° N
35	Centralniy St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.93° N
36	Admiralteisky St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.92° N
37	Oslo Oslo, Norway	59.91° N
38	Uppsala Uppsala, Sweden	59.86° N
39	Kolpino St.-Petersburg, Russia	59.75° N
40	Drammen Buskerud, Norway	59.74° N
41	Solikamsk Perm Krai, Russia	59.67° N
42	Västerås Västmanland, Sweden	59.62° N
43	Tallinn Harjumaa, Estonia	59.44° N
44	Lasnamäe Harjumaa, Estonia	59.43° N
45	Sollentuna Stockholm, Sweden	59.43° N
46	Berezniki Perm Krai, Russia	59.41° N
47	Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden	59.33° N
48	Södermalm Stockholm, Sweden	59.31° N
49	Örebro Örebro, Sweden	59.27° N
50	Vologda Vologda Oblast, Russia	59.22° N

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Frequently asked questions

What is the northernmost city in the world?

Among larger cities, Norilsk and Murmansk in Russia are the most northerly, while Longyearbyen in Svalbard is the northernmost settlement of any size.

Do northern cities have midnight sun?

Any city north of the Arctic Circle — such as Murmansk, Norilsk or Tromsø — sees the midnight sun in summer and polar night in winter.

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