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Europe might look green and fresh on the map, but when it comes to air quality, the story varies a lot from city to city. 🌫️

🔍 Methodology:
Data is based on Numbeo’s 2025 Pollution Index, which reflects residents’ perceptions and measurable factors like air quality, traffic emissions, and environmental cleanliness — offering a clear picture of where it’s easiest (or hardest) to breathe.

💨 Cleanest cities:

🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland – Fresh air and strict environmental standards make it a model for urban sustainability.

🇮🇸 Reykjavik, Iceland – Surrounded by nature and powered almost entirely by renewables, it’s as clean as it gets.

🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria – Consistently high air quality thanks to green transport and efficient waste management.

🇳🇱 The Hague, Netherlands – Well-planned urban design keeps pollution levels impressively low.

🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden – Renewable energy and efficient public transport keep the air remarkably pure.

🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia – Compact, green, and coastal, with some of the lowest pollution in Eastern Europe.

🌫️ Most polluted cities:

🇦🇱 Tirana, Albania – Growing traffic and limited regulation keep pollution levels high.

🇷🇺 Chelyabinsk, Russia – Industrial activity continues to weigh heavily on air quality.

🇲🇰 Skopje, North Macedonia – High traffic and industrial emissions make winters particularly harsh.

🇺🇦 Dnipro, Ukraine – One of Eastern Europe’s most affected industrial hubs.

🇮🇹 Naples, Italy – Traffic congestion and geography make it tough for smog to disperse.

🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania – Persistent smog and high vehicle use challenge the city’s air quality.

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