City size comparison

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Chicago is about 2.8 times bigger than Helsinki.

Helsinki is approximately 214 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 175% larger than Helsinki.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Helsinki vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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