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Mariehamn vs Tallinn

Tree cover and air quality for both, measured the same way: Sentinel-2 imagery at 10 m detail over a 2 km radius from each city centre, and the live US EPA air quality index. Same radius and same index, so the two numbers compare directly.

Mariehamn has more tree cover — 72.7% against 40.8%.

Tallinn has cleaner air right now — AQI 24 against 36.

Tree cover gap
31.9 points
Mariehamn is ahead.
Air quality gap
12 AQI
Tallinn is cleaner.
Trees between them
32.0K
Mariehamn has more standing.
Mariehamn

Aland Islands

Tallinn

Estonia

Tree cover

Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.

72.7%

40.8%

Air quality index

US EPA index, live, with its band. Lower is better.

36 · Good

24 · Good

Trees standing

Estimated from the measured canopy area.

142K

110K

Trees still needed

To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.

0

0

CO₂ absorbed each year

By the trees already standing.

3.1M kg

2.4M kg

Air quality in detail

What each city is breathing

Concentrations in µg/m³, measured at the same moment as the index above. Lower is better in every row. Both are modelled, with no ground station close enough to either.

The last week, day by day

A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon. The week says whether it was the weather or the place.

MariehamnTallinn· daily US EPA index, last 7 days
0255022 Sept25 Sept28 Sept
Daily air quality index for Mariehamn and Tallinn
DayMariehamnTallinn
22 Sept2524
23 Sept2425
24 Sept2223
25 Sept2420
26 Sept2521
27 Sept2729
28 Sept3420

Reading these numbers

What is actually being measured

Tree cover

The share of ground under canopy inside a 2 km radius of each city centre, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It is a measurement of that circle, not of the whole municipality — which is exactly what makes the two comparable, since city boundaries are drawn to wildly different rules around the world. Mariehamn leads here at 72.7%.

Air quality index

The live US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations — ground stations where a city has them nearby, and a model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so this is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place: Mariehamn reads 36 (good) and Tallinn reads 24 (good) right now.

Frequently asked

Mariehamn and Tallinn, answered

Which has more trees, Mariehamn or Tallinn?

Mariehamn, with roughly 142,061 trees inside its 2 km radius against 110,104. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Mariehamn has the denser canopy at 72.7%.

Which has better air quality, Mariehamn or Tallinn?

Tallinn right now, at AQI 24 against 36 — a gap of 12 points. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day.

How many more trees does each city need?

Mariehamn needs about 0 more to reach its canopy target, and Tallinn about 0. The target is the same share of ground for both, so the figures are directly comparable.

Are these two measured the same way?

Yes — that is the point of the page. Identical radius, identical satellite source at 10 m detail, and the same US EPA index for air. Nothing here is adjusted for population, city limits or climate, so the numbers describe the same-sized circle of ground in each place.

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