Northernmost cities and towns - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of the northernmost cities and towns in the world.

City/town	Population	Latitude/longitude
Longyearbyen Longyearbyen Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of Svalbard, Norway. It is located on the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, on the southern side on Adventfjorden , which continues inland with Adventdalen... , Svalbard Svalbard Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	2,075	78°13′N 15°33′E
Qaanaaq Qaanaaq Qaanaaq is the main town in the northern part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the West Greenlandic language and many also speak Inuktun. The town has a population of 626 as of 2010... , Greenland Greenland Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	631	77°29′N 69°20′W
Upernavik Upernavik Upernavik is a small town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,129 inhabitants as of 2010, it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. Due to the small size of the settlement, everything is within walking distance... , Greenland, Denmark	1,182	72°47′N 56°09′W
Khatanga, Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	3,000	71°58′N 102°28′E
Tiksi Tiksi Tiksi is an urban locality and the administrative center of Bulunsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Arctic Ocean coast. Population: It is one of the principal ports for accessing the Laptev Sea... , Russia	5,427	71°39′N 128°48′E
Belushya Guba Belushya Guba Belushya Guba is an urban locality and the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the southwestern portion of the Southern Island of the Novaya Zemlya arctic archipelago. Population:... , Russia	2,795	71°33′N 52°19′E
Barrow Barrow, Alaska Barrow is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,212 at the... , Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... , USA	4,683	71°18′N 156°44′W
Honningsvåg Honningsvåg at 70° 58' N, in Nordkapp municipality, claims to be the northernmost city in Norway and even in the world, although the title is disputed by Hammerfest, Norway; Barrow, Alaska; and Longyearbyen, Svalbard... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	2,375	70°58′N 25°58′E
Berlevåg Berlevåg is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg. Berlevåg was separated from the municipality of Tana to form a municipality of its own on 1 July 1913.... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	1,100	70°51′N 29°05′E
Uummannaq Uummannaq Uummannaq is a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland. With 1,299 inhabitants as of 2010, it is the eleventh-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal... , Greenland, Denmark	1,352	70°40′N 52°07′W
Hammerfest Hammerfest is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838... , Norway	6,766	70°39′N 23°41′E
Chokurdakh Chokurdakh Chokurdakh is an urban locality and the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: The Indigirka River flows through the settlement. It is served by Chokurdakh Airport.... , Russia	2,202	70°38′N 147°55′E
Båtsfjord Båtsfjord Båtsfjord is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Båtsfjord.Vardø herred was separated from the town of Vardø in 1868 to be a municipality of its own. In 1957, the municipality was renamed Båtsfjord... , Norway	2,075	70°38′N 29°43′E
Wainwright Wainwright, Alaska Wainwright or Ulguniq or Kuuk is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 546, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named an officer under Capt. F.W.... , Alaska, USA	480	70°38′N 160°00′W
Ittoqqortoormiit Ittoqqortoormiit Ittoqqortoormiit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population is 469 as of 2010.The Danish name Scoresbysund derives from the name of the Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first to map the area in 1822. The Greenlandic name... , Greenland, Denmark	513	70°29′N 21°58′W
Atqasuk, Alaska, USA	201	70°28′N 157°25′W
Vardø Vardø is a town and a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeast part of Norway.Vardø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of a low population and very few voters, this was... , Norway	1,930	70°22′N 31°06′E
Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA	367	70°12′N 151°00′W
Kaktovik, Alaska, USA	258	70°07′N 143°36′W
Vadsø Vadsø is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county of Finnmark.... , Norway	5,010	70°04′N 20°44′E
Lakselv, Norway	2,145	70°03′N 24°57′E
Skjervøy Skjervøy Skjervøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and ship building.... , Norway	2,347	70°02′N 20°58′E
Alta Alta, Norway -Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:... , Norway	13,334	69°58′N 23°17′E
Kirkenes Kirkenes is a town in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway... , Norway	3,272	69°43′N 30°03′E
Pevek Pevek Pevek is a town and Arctic port in Chaunsky District, part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. After Anadyr and Bilibino it is the third largest town in Chukotka. Population: Municipally, the town is subordinated to Chaunsky Municipal district and together with Apapelgino and Yanranay, is... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	4,368	69°42′N 170°17′E
Bjørnevatn Bjørnevatn Bjørnevatn is a village in the municipality of Sør-Varanger, Norway. Its population is 2,392.... , Norway	2,378	69°40′N 29°58′E
Tromsø Tromsø Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population... , Norway	54,070	69°39′N 18°57′E
Pechenga Pechengsky District Pechengsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the five in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located to the northwest of the Kola Peninsula on the coast of the Barents Sea and borders with Finland in the south and southwest and with Norway in the west, northwest, and north... , Russia	2,926	69°33′N 31°13′E
Zapolyarny Zapolyarny Zapolyarny , Zapolyarnaya , or Zapolyarnoye is the name of several urban localities in Russia:*Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast, a town in Murmansk Oblast... , Russia	18,000	69°25′N 30°48′E
Dudinka Dudinka Dudinka is a town and the administrative center of Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It was the administrative center of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, which was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. It is a port in the lower reaches of the Yenisei River,... , Russia	24,382	69°24′N 86°11′E
Nikel Nikel Nikel is an urban locality and the administrative center of Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Kuets-Yarvi northwest of Murmansk and from the Norwegian border. Population: 18,000 .-History:In the 1920 Treaty of Tartu, Soviet Russia ceded the area of... , Russia	15,259	69°24′N 30°13′E
Zaozyorsk Zaozyorsk Zaozyorsk , formerly called Murmansk-150 , is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: Zaozyorsk was originally formed in 1958 to serve as a base for a nuclear underwater fleet that was to protect Soviet's northern sea border. The base was renamed Zapadnaya Litsa in 1959.-References:... , Russia	13,351	69°23′N 32°26′E
Norilsk Norilsk Norilsk is an industrial city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located between the Yenisei River and the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: It was granted city status in 1953. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city north of the Arctic Circle... , Russia	206,359	69°20′N 88°13′E
Vidyayevo Vidyayevo Vidyaevo is a closed rural inhabited locality in Kolsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Despite having a rural status, it is municipally incorporated as Vidyayevo Urban Okrug, as such status is the only one allowed by the federal law for the closed inhabited localities. Population: 6,307 .It... , Russia	7,062	69°19′N 32°48′E
Andenes Andenes is a town and former municipality in Vesterålen district in Nordland county, Norway.Andenes was separated from Dverberg January 1, 1924. It was merged with Dverberg and Bjørnskinn to create the new municipality of Andøy January 1, 1964.... , Norway	2,611	69°19′N 16°08′E
Gadzhiyevo Gadzhiyevo Gadzhiyevo is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The town was also known as Yagelnaya Guba until 1967, Skalisty from 1981 to 1994, although it was often referred to as Murmansk-130 . The name Skalisty was made official in 1994, but in 1999 the town was renamed back to Gadzhiyevo—the name... , Russia	12,856	69°15′N 33°21′E
Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertarsuaq is a port and a town in Qaasuitsup municipality, located on the south coast of Qeqertarsuaq Island, an island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, it is home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen... , Greenland, Denmark	979	69°14′N 53°33′W
Ilulissat Ilulissat Ilulissat is a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located approximately north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,546 as of 2010, it is the third-largest settlement in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut.... , Greenland, Denmark	4,585	69°13′N 51°06′W
Finnsnes Finnsnes is a small town located in the municipality of Lenvik on the mainland near the island of Senja, in Troms county, Norway. The population is 4,185. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level... , Norway	4,145	69°13′N 17°58′E
Polyarny Polyarny Polyarny is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the outermost western side of the Kola Bay. Population: -History:It was founded in 1896 and named Alexandrovsk in honor of Tsar Alexander III. Town status was granted to it on , 1899... , Russia	16,468	69°12′N 33°27′E
Snezhnogorsk Snezhnogorsk Snezhnogorsk may refer to one of the following:Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast, a town in Murmansk Oblast, RussiaSnezhnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, an urban-type settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai*Snezhnogorsk Airport... , Russia	14,330	69°11′N 33°13′E
Severomorsk Severomorsk Severomorsk is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located about north of Murmansk along the Kola Bay. Population: This is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. Severomorsk has the largest drydock on the Kola Peninsula.... , Russia	53,498	69°04′N 33°25′E
Murmansk Murmansk Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland... , Russia	314,742	68°57′N 33°04′E
Kola Kola (town) Kola is a town and the administrative center of Kolsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kola and Tuloma Rivers, south of Murmansk and southwest of Severomorsk. It is the oldest town of the Kola Peninsula. Population: 11,060 ; -History:The district of Kolo... , Russia	10,545	68°52′N 33°01′E
Setermoen Setermoen Setermoen is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bardu in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 2,457. The local administration declared city status for Setermoen in 1999, but this was rejected by the government of Norway since the municipality has less than 5,000... , Norway	2,488	68°51′N 18°20′E
Murmashi Murmashi Murmashi is an urban locality in Kolsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula on the lower Tuloma River, southwest of Murmansk. Population: It was founded as a work settlement around 1930.... , Russia	15,618	68°49′N 32°49′E
Qasigiannguit Qasigiannguit Qasigiannguit is a town located on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay, in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. With 1,253 inhabitants as of 2010, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.... , Greenland, Denmark	1,124	68°49′N 51°11′W
Harstad Harstad is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in... , Norway	19,470	68°47′N 16°32′E
Chersky Chersky (settlement) Chersky is an urban locality and the administrative center of Nizhnekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Kolyma River east of Yakutsk. Population:... , Russia	3,194	68°45′N 161°18′E
Aasiaat Aasiaat Aasiaat is a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. Located in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay. With a population of 3,005 as of 2010, it is Greenland's fifth-largest town.-Etymology:... , Greenland, Denmark	2,853	68°43′N 52°39′E
Sortland Sortland is a town and municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sortland. In 1997, the municipality decided to declare township for Sortland... , Norway	4,623	68°41′N 15°24′E
Ivalo Ivalo Ivalo is a village in Inari Municipality, in Finland's Lapland Province, located on the Ivalo river 20 kilometres to the south of Lake Inari. It has a population of 3,998 and a small airport... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	4,000	68°39′N 27°33′E
Stokmarknes Stokmarknes is a small town on the island of Hadsel in Nordland, Norway. It is the municipality centre of the Hadsel municipality. Township was declared in 2000. It is home to Hurtigruten. The local hospital for the Vesterålen region is situated in Stokmarknes.... , Norway	3,125	68°33′N 14°54′E
Melbu Melbu Melbu is a village located in the municipality of Hadsel in the Vesterålen archipelago in the county of Nordland, in Northern Norway. Melbu is one of two centres on the Hadseløya island, the other being Stokmarknes. Melbu is host to the annual Sommer-Melbu festival.- Infrastructure :Melbu has a... , Norway	2,157	68°30′N 14°50′E
Narvik Narvik is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle... , Norway	13,958	68°26′N 17°25′E
Inuvik, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	3,484	68°21′N 133°43′W
Point Hope, Alaska, USA	668	68°20′N 166°45′W
Kangaatsiaq Kangaatsiaq Kangaatsiaq is a town located at the southern end of the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer. It has 586 inhabitants as of 2010... , Greenland, Denmark	654	68°18′N 53°27′W
Svolvær Svolvær -Communications:Parts of the town is built on small islands connected by bridges. There is a regional airport near the town, Svolvær Airport, Helle, and Svolvær is a port of call for Hurtigruten. There is a ferry connection Svolvær to Skutvik in Hamarøy, and express boat connections to Bodø... , Norway	4,164	68°14′N 14°34′E
Olenegorsk, Russia	22,856	68°09′N 33°17′E
Leknes Leknes is a town and administrative centre of municipality Vestvågøy in the county of Nordland in North Norway. The town is situated in the geographical middle of Lofoten, approximately 68 km west of Svolvær and 65 km east of Å... , Norway	2,652	68°08′N 13°36′E
Anaktuvuk Pass Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska Anaktuvuk Pass is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 249 at the 2007 Census Bureau estimate.-Geography:... , Alaska, USA	249	68°08′N 151°44′W
Bilibino Bilibino Bilibino is a town and gold-mining center in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalve'em and the Bolshoy Keperve'em Rivers north-west of Anadyr. It is the second largest town in Chukotka... , Russia	5,640	68°03′N 166°27′E
Ostrovnoy, Russia	4,240	68°03′N 39°30′E
Lovozero, Russia	3,100	68°00′N 35°03′E

Larger cities

Northernmost cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

City	Population	Latitude/longitude
Norilsk Norilsk Norilsk is an industrial city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located between the Yenisei River and the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: It was granted city status in 1953. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city north of the Arctic Circle... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	175,300	69°20′N 88°13′E
Murmansk Murmansk Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland... , Russia	307,700	68°58′N 33°05′E
Novy Urengoy Novy Urengoy Novy Urengoy is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: It is served by the Novy Urengoy Airport.It was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field, one of the largest in Russia... , Russia	118,378	66°04′N 76°37′E
Oulu Oulu Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world.... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	140,579	65°00′N 25°26′E
Severodvinsk Severodvinsk Severodvinsk is a city in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River, west of Arkhangelsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . Municipally, it is incorporated as Severodvinsk Urban Okrug. The city was founded as... , Russia	191,369	64°34′N 39°49′E
Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river... , Russia	348,740	64°32′N 40°32′E
Reykjavík Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... , Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...	120,165	64°08′N 21°56′W
Ukhta Ukhta Ukhta is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia. Population: Oil springs along the Ukhta River were already known in the 17th century. In the mid-19th century, industrialist M. K. Sidorov started to drill for oil in this area. It was one of the first oil wells in... , Russia	127,100	63°34′N 53°42′E
Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	156,794	63°25′N 10°23′E
Noyabrsk Noyabrsk Noyabrsk is the largest city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located in the middle of the West Siberian oil fields, on the Tyumen–Novy Urengoy railway about north of Surgut. Population: -History:... , Russia	110,373	63°12′N 75°27′E
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded... , Finland	129,777	62°14′N 25°44′E
Yakutsk Yakutsk With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast... , Russia	255,784	62°02′N 129°44′E
Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:... , Russia	298,784	61°47′N 34°21′E
Syktyvkar Syktyvkar -Twin towns/sister cities:Syktyvkar is twinned with the following sister cities: Cullera, Spain Debrecen, Hungary Los Altos, United States Lovech, Bulgaria Taiyuan, China-External links:* * * *... , Russia	230,980	61°40′N 50°49′E
Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... , Finland	211,691	61°29′N 23°45′E
Surgut Surgut Surgut is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River, the largest in the autonomous okrug and the second largest in Tyumen Oblast. Population:... , Russia	298,500	61°16′N 73°24′E
Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... , USA	279,671	61°13′N 149°53′W
Nefteyugansk Nefteyugansk Nefteyugansk is a city in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located south of the Ob River, close to the larger city of Surgut. Population: It is currently served by Surgut International Airport.... , Russia	116,900	61°05′N 72°42′E
Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , .... , Norway	252,051	60°23′33"N 005°19′24"E

Northernmost cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants.

City	Population	Latitude/longitude
Murmansk Murmansk Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland... , Russia	314,741	68°58′N 33°05′E
Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river... , Russia	348,740	64°32′N 40°32′E
Jakutsk, Russia	255,784	62°02′N 129°44′E
Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:... , Russia	298,784	61°47′N 34°21′E
Surgut Surgut Surgut is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River, the largest in the autonomous okrug and the second largest in Tyumen Oblast. Population:... , Russia	298,500	61°16′N 73°24′E
Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... , USA	279,671	61°13′N 149°53′E
Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , .... , Norway	252,051	60°23′33"N 005°19′24"E
Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	1,319,574	60°10′15"N 024°56′15"E

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