Joensuu

Summary

Joensuu is a city^[1]. Joensuu draws 516 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #587 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Joensuu is located in North Karelia^[3].
• Joensuu is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Joensuu's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Joensuu's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[6].
• Joensuu's official language is recorded as Finnish^[7].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Lieksa^[8].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Ilomantsi^[9].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Tohmajärvi^[10].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Rääkkylä^[11].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Liperi^[12].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Kontiolahti^[13].
• Joensuu's shares border with is recorded as Loymolskoye rural settlement^[14].
• Joensuu's founder is recorded as Nicholas I of Russia^[15].
• Joensuu followed Kiihtelysvaara^[16].
• Joensuu followed Tuupovaara^[17].
• Joensuu followed Eno^[18].
• Joensuu followed Pyhäselkä^[19].
• Joensuu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Linköping Municipality^[20].
• Joensuu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hof^[21].
• Joensuu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vilnius^[22].
• Joensuu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ísafjörður^[23].
• Joensuu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petrozavodsk^[24].
• Joensuu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tønsberg^[25].
• Joensuu's legislative body is recorded as Joensuu City Council^[26].
• Joensuu's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Joensuu^[27].

Body

Geography

Joensuu is in the country of Finland^[4]. Joensuu is located in North Karelia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+74475'}^[28], {'amount': '+75514'}^[29], {'amount': '+51514'}^[30], {'amount': '+51758'}^[31], {'amount': '+52140'}^[32], and {'amount': '+52291'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and municipality of Finland^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1848 marks the founding of Joensuu^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Joensuu include Joensuu Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Finland^[37], founded in 1937^[38] and Joensuu Prize^[39], an award^[40], in Finland^[41], founded in 1968^[42].

Why It Matters

Joensuu draws 516 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #587 of 5,534).^[2] Joensuu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Joensuu is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Joensuu include Joensuu Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Finland^[37], founded in 1937^[38] and Joensuu Prize^[39], an award^[40], in Finland^[41], founded in 1968^[42].