Mikkeli
city in the region of Southern Savonia in Finland
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Summary
Mikkeli is a city[1]. Mikkeli draws 1,016 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #634 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Cross of Liberty, 4th Class[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Savo[4]
- Country: Finland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saimaa[6], Puula[7], Kyyvesi[8]
- Head of government: Janne Kinnunen[9]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[10]
- Official language: Finnish[11]
- Shares border with: Hirvensalmi[12], Juva[13], Kangasniemi[14], Mäntyharju[15], Pieksämäki[16], Puumala[17], Savitaipale[18]
- Named after: Archangel Michael[19]
- Follows: Anttola[20], Mikkeli Rural Municipality[21], Haukivuori[22], Ristiina[23], Suomenniemi[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Vejle[25], Békéscsaba[26], Luga[27], Mõisaküla City[28], Molde Municipality[29], Borås Municipality[30], Ostholstein[31], Saint Petersburg[32]
- Legislative body: Mikkeli City Council[33]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Mikkeli[34]
- Postal code: 50100–50970[35]
- Commons category: Mikkeli[36]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[37], UTC+03:00[38]
- Local dialing code: 015[39]
- Inception: 1838[40]
- Official website: https://mikkeli.fi/[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mikkeli[42]
- Commons gallery: Mikkeli[43]
- Population: 54,665[44], 32,826[45], 46,727[46], 46,612[47], 46,491[48], 46,511[49], 46,531[50], 46,514[51], 48,835[52], 48,720[53], 48,676[54], 48,688[55], 48,751[56], 48,907[57]
- Time of earliest written record: 1323[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mikkeli include Mikkeli Airport[59], an airport[60], in Finland[61].
Why It Matters
Mikkeli has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Mikkeli is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Mikkeli include Mikkeli Airport[59], an airport[60], in Finland[61].
FAQs
What awards did Mikkeli receive?
Honors received include Cross of Liberty, 4th Class[3].