| | Name | Status | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 | C C 2002-10-09 | C Cf 2010-10-14 |
| i | Apatity | City | Апатиты | MUR | 62,010 | 88,026 | 64,405 | 59,672 |
| i | Archangel'sk [Arkhangelsk] {Archangelsk} | City | Архангельск | ARC | 385,028 | 415,921 | 356,051 | 348,783 |
| i | Baltijsk (Pillau) [Baltiysk] | City | Балтийск | KLN | 23,568 | 27,070 | 33,252 | 32,697 |
| i | Boroviči [Borovichi] {Borovici} | City | Боровичи | NGR | 59,646 | 63,009 | 57,755 | 53,690 |
| i | Čerepovec [Cherepovets] {Cerepovec} | City | Череповец | VLD | 265,933 | 310,463 | 311,869 | 312,310 |
| i | Černjachovsk (Insterburg) [Chernyakhovsk] {Cernjachovsk} | City | Черняховск | KLN | 35,576 | 39,622 | 44,323 | 40,449 |
| i | Gatčina [Gatchina] {Gatcina} | City | Гатчина | LEN | 75,153 | 79,714 | 88,420 | 92,937 |
| i | Gusev (Gumbinnen) | City | Гусев | KLN | 24,574 | 27,031 | 28,467 | 28,260 |
| i | Inta | City | Инта | KOM | 50,862 | 60,220 | 41,217 | 32,080 |
| i | Kaliningrad (Königsberg) | City | Калининград | KLN | 354,788 | 401,280 | 430,003 | 431,902 |
| i | Kandalakša [Kandalaksha] {Kandalaksa} | City | Кандалакша | MUR | 45,430 | 54,080 | 40,564 | 35,654 |
| i | Kingisepp | City | Кингисепп | LEN | 38,784 | 49,954 | 50,295 | 48,488 |
| i | Kiriši [Kirishi] {Kirisi} | City | Кириши | LEN | 44,246 | 53,014 | 55,634 | 52,309 |
| i | Kirovsk (Murmansk oblast) | City | Кировск | MUR | 40,521 | 43,526 | 31,593 | 28,625 |
| i | Kirovsk (Leningrad oblast) | City | Кировск | LEN | 16,985 | 23,655 | 25,675 | 25,650 |
| i | Kommunar | City | Коммунар | LEN | 8,507 | 17,791 | 17,164 | 20,211 |
| i | Kondopoga | City | Кондопога | KAR | 35,198 | 36,365 | 34,863 | 32,987 |
| i | Korjažma [Koryazhma] {Korjazma} | City | Коряжма | ARC | 42,793 | 41,795 | 42,811 | 39,641 |
| i | Kostomukša [Kostomuksha] {Kostomuksa} | City | Костомукша | KAR | ... | 30,432 | 29,746 | 28,436 |
| i | Kotlas | City | Котлас | ARC | 61,454 | 68,021 | 60,647 | 60,562 |
| i | Kovdor | City | Ковдор | MUR | 23,211 | 30,478 | 20,867 | 18,820 |
| i | Lodejnoje Pole [Lodeynoye Pole] | City | Лодейное Поле | LEN | 23,214 | 26,718 | 22,830 | 20,674 |
| i | Luga | City | Луга | LEN | 37,680 | 41,769 | 40,434 | 38,593 |
| i | Mirnyj [Mirny] | City | Мирный | ARC | ... | ... | 30,502 | 30,280 |
| i | Mončegorsk [Monchegorsk] {Moncegorsk} | City | Мончегорск | MUR | 51,401 | 68,652 | 52,242 | 45,361 |
| i | Murmansk | City | Мурманск | MUR | 380,817 | 468,039 | 336,137 | 307,257 |
| i | Nar'jan-Mar [Naryan-Mar] {Narjan-Mar} | City | Нарьян-Мар | ARC | 23,435 | 20,182 | 18,611 | 21,658 |
| i | Njandoma [Nyandoma] | City | Няндома | ARC | 22,045 | 24,826 | 22,619 | 22,356 |
| i | Novodvinsk | City | Новодвинск | ARC | 47,764 | 50,183 | 43,383 | 40,615 |
| i | Olenegorsk | City | Оленегорск | MUR | 27,369 | 35,584 | 25,166 | 23,072 |
| i | Onega | City | Онега | ARC | 24,986 | 26,070 | 23,430 | 21,359 |
| i | Ostrov | City | Остров | PSK | 26,533 | 29,060 | 25,078 | 21,668 |
| i | Otradnoje [Otradnoye] | City | Отрадное | LEN | 20,046 | 22,386 | 21,570 | 23,866 |
| i | Pečora [Pechora] {Pecora} | City | Печора | KOM | 56,361 | 64,746 | 48,700 | 43,105 |
| i | Petrozavodsk | City | Петрозаводск | KAR | 234,103 | 269,485 | 266,160 | 261,987 |
| i | Pikalёvo [Pikalyovo] {Pikalevo} | City | Пикалёво | LEN | 23,469 | 24,510 | 23,325 | 21,562 |
| i | Podporožje [Podporozhye] {Podporozje} | City | Подпорожье | LEN | 23,901 | 23,295 | 20,312 | 18,733 |
| i | Priozersk | City | Приозерск | LEN | 19,053 | 20,557 | 20,506 | 18,933 |
| i | Pskov | City | Псков | PSK | 175,724 | 203,789 | 202,780 | 203,279 |
| i | Sankt-Peterburg (Leningrad) [Saint Petersburg] | City | Санкт-Петербург | GSP | 4,588,183 | 5,023,506 | 4,661,219 | 4,879,566 |
| i | Segeža [Segezha] {Segeza} | City | Сегежа | KAR | 36,420 | 38,207 | 34,214 | 29,631 |
| i | Šeksna [Sheksna] {Seksna} | Sett | Шексна | VLD | ... | 15,928 | 21,615 | 20,953 |
| i | Sertolovo | City | Сертолово | LEN | ... | 17,707 | 38,444 | 47,457 |
| i | Severodvinsk | City | Северодвинск | ARC | 197,232 | 248,670 | 201,551 | 192,353 |
| i | Severomorsk | City | Североморск | MUR | 50,090 | 62,120 | 55,102 | 50,060 |
| i | Slancy [Slantsy] | City | Сланцы | LEN | 42,303 | 43,087 | 37,371 | 33,485 |
| i | Sokol | City | Сокол | VLD | 45,296 | 46,606 | 43,042 | 38,452 |
| i | Sortavala | City | Сортавала | KAR | 21,618 | 22,579 | 21,131 | 19,235 |
| i | Sosnogorsk | City | Сосногорск | KOM | 27,021 | 30,439 | 29,587 | 27,757 |
| i | Sosnovyj Bor [Sosnovy Bor] | City | Сосновый Бор | LEN | 42,205 | 55,800 | 66,132 | 65,788 |
| i | Sovetsk (Tilsit) | City | Советск | KLN | 40,181 | 41,881 | 43,224 | 41,705 |
| i | Staraja Russa [Staraya Russa] | City | Старая Русса | NGR | 40,439 | 41,538 | 35,511 | 31,809 |
| i | Svetlyj [Svetly] | City | Светлый | KLN | 17,031 | 19,936 | 21,745 | 21,375 |
| i | Syktyvkar | City | Сыктывкар | KOM | 170,980 | 232,117 | 230,011 | 235,006 |
| i | Tichvin [Tikhvin] | City | Тихвин | LEN | 58,616 | 71,352 | 63,338 | 58,459 |
| i | Tosno | City | Тосно | LEN | 24,062 | 32,459 | 38,683 | 39,101 |
| i | Uchta [Ukhta] | City | Ухта | KOM | 87,467 | 110,548 | 103,340 | 99,591 |
| i | Usinsk | City | Усинск | KOM | 19,513 | 47,219 | 45,358 | 40,827 |
| i | Velikije Luki [Velikiye Luki] | City | Великие Луки | PSK | 101,505 | 113,745 | 104,979 | 98,778 |
| i | Velikij Novgorod [Veliky Novgorod] | City | Великий Новгород | NGR | 186,003 | 229,126 | 223,263 | 218,717 |
| i | Velikij Ustjug [Veliky Ustyug] | City | Великий Устюг | VLD | 37,916 | 36,202 | 33,419 | 31,665 |
| i | Vel'sk [Velsk] {Velsk} | City | Вельск | ARC | 24,556 | 25,967 | 26,241 | 23,885 |
| i | Volchov [Volkhov] | City | Волхов | LEN | 49,696 | 50,325 | 46,596 | 47,182 |
| i | Vologda | City | Вологда | VLD | 236,537 | 282,802 | 293,046 | 301,755 |
| i | Vorkuta | City | Воркута | KOM | 100,210 | 115,646 | 84,917 | 70,548 |
| i | Vsevoložsk [Vsevolozhsk] {Vsevolozsk} | City | Всеволожск | LEN | 28,588 | 31,946 | 45,310 | 59,704 |
| i | Vyborg | City | Выборг | LEN | 75,573 | 80,924 | 79,224 | 79,962 |