Rovaniemi
city in the region of Lapland in Finland
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Summary
Rovaniemi is a city[1]. Rovaniemi ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,071 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lapland[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kemijoki[5]
- Head of government: Ulla-Kirsikka Vainio[6]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[7]
- Official language: Finnish[8]
- Shares border with: Kolari[9], Kittilä[10], Sodankylä[11], Kemijärvi[12], Posio[13], Ranua[14], Tervola[15], Ylitornio[16], Pello[17], Pelkosenniemi[18]
- Follows: Rovaniemen maalaiskunta[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Neustrelitz[20], Kassel[21], St. Johann in Tirol[22], Kiruna Municipality[23], Cadillac[24], Grindavíkurbær[25], Olsztyn[26], Narvik[27], Veszprém[28], Ajka[29], Alanya[30], Harbin[31]
- Legislative body: Rovaniemi City Council[32]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Rovaniemi[33]
- Postal code: 96100[34]
- Commons category: Rovaniemi[35]
- Local dialing code: 16[36]
- Coordinate location: 66.5027903, 25.7284789[37]
- Official website: https://www.rovaniemi.fi/[38], https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rovaniemi[40]
- Population: 61,237[41], 61,838[42], 61,763[43], 59,848[44], 35,700[45], 35,427[46], 35,188[47], 35,110[48], 35,081[49], 35,377[50], 57,835[51], 58,099[52], 58,825[53], 59,353[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rovaniemi include Rovaniemi Airport[55], an international airport[56], in Finland[57], founded in 1940[58].
Why It Matters
Rovaniemi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Rovaniemi is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Rovaniemi include Rovaniemi Airport[55], an international airport[56], in Finland[57], founded in 1940[58].