Central Finland

region of Finland
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Summary

Central Finland is a region of Finland[1]. It draws 509 Wikipedia views per month (region of finland category, ranking #13 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Finland[3]
  • Country: Finland[4]
  • Capital: Jyväskylä[5]
  • Shares border with: South Ostrobothnia[6], Central Ostrobothnia[7], North Ostrobothnia[8], North Savo[9], South Savo[10], Pirkanmaa[11], Päijät-Häme[12]
  • Anthem: Keski-Suomen kotiseutulaulu[13]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Central Finland[14]
  • Commons category: Central Finland[15]
  • Inception: January 1, 1994[16]
  • Official website: http://www.keskisuomi.fi/[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Central Finland[18]
  • Population: 272,548[19]
  • Official name: Keski-Suomi[20], Mellersta Finland[21]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Central Finland[22]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Central Finland[23]
  • Native label: Keski-Suomi[24], Mellersta Finland[25]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Central Finland[26]
  • Area: 19011.98 km²[27]
  • Official symbol: Mountain Hare[28], Western Capercaillie[29], Salmo trutta lacustris[30], Leucanthemum vulgare[31], diorite[32], Lake Keitele[33]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[34]

Why It Matters

Central Finland has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pxnet2.stat.fi. pxnet2.stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . maanmittauslaitos.fi. maanmittauslaitos.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia +4
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 62.5, 'lon': 25.5}
    Country → —
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Central Finland
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 94207, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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