Savonlinna
town in the region of Southern Savonia in Finland
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Summary
Savonlinna is a municipality of Finland[1]. Savonlinna ranks in the top 2% of municipality of finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Savo[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Instance of: city[5]
- Official language: Finnish[6]
- Shares border with: Enonkoski[7], Heinävesi[8], Kitee[9], Liperi[10], Parikkala[11], Rantasalmi[12], Ruokolahti[13], Rääkkylä[14], Sulkava[15], Varkaus[16]
- Follows: Savonranta[17], Kerimäki[18], Punkaharju[19], Sääminki[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Detmold[21], Arendal[22], Silkeborg Municipality[23], Sveitarfélagið Árborg[24], Kalmar Municipality[25], Budapest District I[26]
- Legislative body: Savonlinna City Council[27]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Savonlinna[28]
- Commons category: Savonlinna[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[30], UTC+03:00[31]
- Inception: January 1, 1639[32]
- Official website: https://www.savonlinna.fi/[33], https://www.savonlinna.fi/en/[34], https://www.savonlinna.fi/sv/[35], https://www.savonlinna.fi/de/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Savonlinna[37]
- Commons gallery: Savonlinna[38]
- Described at URL: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204585[39]
- Population: 36,190[40], 35,523[41], 28,102[42], 27,796[43], 27,660[44], 27,602[45], 27,536[46], 27,463[47], 27,239[48], 27,118[49], 26,775[50], 27,828[51], 27,742[52], 27,685[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Savonlinna include Savonlinna Airport[54], an airport[55], in Finland[56], founded in 1973[57].
Why It Matters
Savonlinna has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Savonlinna is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Savonlinna include Savonlinna Airport[54], an airport[55], in Finland[56], founded in 1973[57].