Finnish Meteorological Institute

government agency responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Finland
Organization government_agency Q3266959
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Finnish Meteorological Institute

Summary

Finnish Meteorological Institute is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's field of work was meteorology[3].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute was a member of COMNAP[4].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute was a member of FinELib[6].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute is in the country of Finland[7].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's instance of is recorded as government agency[8].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's instance of is recorded as research institute[9].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's instance of is recorded as meteorological service[10].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's instance of is recorded as organization[11].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Dynamicum[12].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's Commons category is recorded as Finnish Meteorological Institute[13].
  • January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Finnish Meteorological Institute[14].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.204050588287004, 'lon': 24.96121108394897}[15].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Transport and Communications[16].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's official website is recorded as https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/[17].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/[18].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's official website is recorded as https://sv.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/[19].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Finnish Meteorological Institute[20].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's director / manager is recorded as Petteri Taalas[21].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+750'}[22].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+175436'}[23].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+167443'}[24].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+187812'}[25].
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+200997'}[26].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Finnish Meteorological Institute[14].

Leadership

Finnish Meteorological Institute's director / manager is recorded as Petteri Taalas[21].

Operations

Finnish Meteorological Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Dynamicum[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Transport and Communications[16].

Industry

Finnish Meteorological Institute's field of work was meteorology[3].

Why It Matters

Finnish Meteorological Institute ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . kiwi.fi. Retrieved . kiwi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi. en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi. en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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