Kuusamo

town in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia in Finland
Organization town Q207999
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Kuusamo

Summary

Kuusamo is a town[1]. Kuusamo ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kuusamo is located in North Ostrobothnia[3].
  • Kuusamo is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Kuusamo's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Kuusamo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[6].
  • Kuusamo's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Kuusamo's official language is recorded as Finnish[8].
  • Kuusamo's shares border with is recorded as Suomussalmi[9].
  • Kuusamo's shares border with is recorded as Taivalkoski[10].
  • Kuusamo's shares border with is recorded as Posio[11].
  • Kuusamo's shares border with is recorded as Salla[12].
  • Kuusamo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Avesta Municipality[13].
  • Kuusamo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Loukhsky District[14].
  • Kuusamo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hørning Municipality[15].
  • Kuusamo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Askøy Municipality[16].
  • Kuusamo's legislative body is recorded as Kuusamo City Council[17].
  • Kuusamo's coat of arms is recorded as Q11873811[18].
  • Kuusamo's Commons category is recorded as Kuusamo[19].
  • Kuusamo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[20].
  • Kuusamo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[21].
  • 1868 marks the founding of Kuusamo[22].
  • Kuusamo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 65.96666666666667, 'lon': 29.183333333333334}[23].
  • Kuusamo's official website is recorded as https://www.kuusamo.fi/[24].
  • Kuusamo's official website is recorded as https://www.kuusamo.fi/en/[25].
  • Kuusamo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kuusamo[26].
  • Kuusamo's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][27].

Body

Founding

1868 marks the founding of Kuusamo[22].

Identity

Kuusamo's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kuusamo'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kuusamo include Kuusamo Airport[29], an airport[30], in Finland[31].

Why It Matters

Kuusamo ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2] Kuusamo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Kuusamo is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Kuusamo include Kuusamo Airport[29], an airport[30], in Finland[31].

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] . 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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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] . kuusamo.fi. Retrieved . kuusamo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms Q11873811
    Instance of town, municipality of Finland, city
    Instance of
    Located in time zone UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
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