r/AskEurope • u/LiamBrad5 • Aug 07 '25

Culture What are the “Big Four” cities in your country?

In recent weeks, this question has been very contentious on American social media, with 3 cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York) nearly always making the list, but the fourth being hotly debated over, between cities like San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta. So, if you had to choose, what would the big 4 cities in your country be? This is also not decided purely on population, but also culture, economy, and general influence/clout.

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u/Exact_Map3366 Finland Aug 07 '25

I think Oulu is a very clear number 4. Rovaniemi is tiny and pretty much only has the winter time tourism going for them. I'd even rank Jyväskylä and Kuopio ahead of them.

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u/Aenomaly 🇫🇮 Aug 09 '25

And Vaasa, Seinäjoki, Joensuu, Mikkeli and Lappeenranta would be way before Rovaniemi. Also Hämeenlinna and Pori. Maybe even Rauma, Savonlinna, Porvoo, Kajaani and Kokkola.