Seinäjoki

Summary

Seinäjoki is a municipality of Finland^[1]. Seinäjoki ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Seinäjoki is located in South Ostrobothnia^[3].
• Seinäjoki is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Seinäjoki is on the body of water Seinäjoki^[5].
• Seinäjoki's head of government is recorded as Jaakko Kiiskilä^[6].
• Seinäjoki's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Seinäjoki's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Seinäjoki's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Seinäjoki's official language is recorded as Finnish^[10].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Alavus^[11].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Ilmajoki^[12].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Isokyrö^[13].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Jalasjärvi^[14].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Kauhava^[15].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Kihniö^[16].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Kuortane^[17].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Lapua^[18].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Virrat^[19].
• Seinäjoki's shares border with is recorded as Kurikka^[20].
• Seinäjoki followed Peräseinäjoki^[21].
• Seinäjoki followed Nurmo^[22].
• Seinäjoki followed Ylistaro^[23].
• Seinäjoki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Koszalin^[24].
• Seinäjoki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sopron^[25].
• Seinäjoki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schweinfurt^[26].
• Seinäjoki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliky Novgorod^[27].

Body

Founding

1868 marks the founding of Seinäjoki^[28].

Identity

Predecessors include Peräseinäjoki^[21], Nurmo^[22], and Ylistaro^[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Seinäjoki include Seinäjoki Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Finland^[31], founded in 1976^[32] and 1521 Seinäjoki^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Seinäjoki ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month).^[2] Seinäjoki has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Seinäjoki is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Seinäjoki include Seinäjoki Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Finland^[31], founded in 1976^[32] and 1521 Seinäjoki^[33], an asteroid^[34].