Comparative size of the most important cities |
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| Population (Thousands) | |
| Saint Petersburg | 1.265 |
| Moscow | 1.039 |
| Warsaw | 684 |
| Odessa | 404 |
| Łódź | 314 |
| Riga | 282 |
| Kyiv | 248 |
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| Helsingfors (Helsinki) | 101 |
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| Reval (Tallinn) | 65 |
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| Yuryev (Tartu) | 42 |
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| Åbo (Turku) | 40 |
| Tammerfors (Tampere) | 39 |
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| Vyborg | 33 |
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| Uleåborg (Oulu) | 17 |
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| Nikolaistad (Vaasa) | 17 |
| Björneborg (Pori) | 16 |
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| Petrozavodsk | 13 |
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