Hamina

town in the region of Kymenlaakso in Finland
Organization municipality_of_finland Q367780
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Hamina

Summary

Hamina is a municipality of Finland[1]. Hamina ranks in the top 0.94% of municipality_of_finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month, #3 of 319).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamina is located in Kymenlaakso[3].
  • Hamina is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Hamina's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[5].
  • Hamina's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Hamina's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • Hamina's official language is recorded as Finnish[8].
  • Hamina's shares border with is recorded as Kotka[9].
  • Hamina's shares border with is recorded as Kouvola[10].
  • Hamina's shares border with is recorded as Luumäki[11].
  • Hamina's shares border with is recorded as Miehikkälä[12].
  • Hamina's shares border with is recorded as Virolahti[13].
  • Hamina followed Vehkalahti[14].
  • Hamina's twinned administrative body is recorded as Falun Municipality[15].
  • Hamina's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paide City[16].
  • Hamina's twinned administrative body is recorded as Røros Municipality[17].
  • Hamina's legislative body is recorded as Hamina City Council[18].
  • Hamina's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms of Hamina[19].
  • Hamina's Commons category is recorded as Hamina[20].
  • Hamina's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[21].
  • Hamina's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[22].
  • January 1, 1653 marks the founding of Hamina[23].
  • Hamina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.569722222222, 'lon': 27.198055555556}[24].
  • Hamina's official website is recorded as https://www.hamina.fi/[25].
  • Hamina's official website is recorded as https://www.hamina.fi/en/[26].
  • Hamina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hamina[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1653 marks the founding of Hamina[23].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Хамина'}[28], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Fredrikshamn stad'}[29], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Haminan kaupunki'}[30], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Veckelax Nystad'}[31], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Vehkalahden Uusikaupunki'}[32]. Hamina followed Vehkalahti[14].

Why It Matters

Hamina ranks in the top 0.94% of municipality_of_finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month, #3 of 319).[2] Hamina has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Hamina is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . The correspondence table between municipalities and language distribution in 2024. stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . hamina.fi. Retrieved . hamina.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . hamina.fi. Retrieved . hamina.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . hamina.fi. Retrieved . hamina.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Open GLAM Survey +3
    Coat of arms Coat of arms of Hamina
    Instance of municipality of Finland, city, town
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