Lappeenranta
city in the region of South Karelia in Finland
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Summary
Lappeenranta is a city[1]. Lappeenranta draws 1,874 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #557 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Karelia[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saimaa[5]
- Head of government: Tuomo Sallinen[6]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[7]
- Official language: Finnish[8]
- Shares border with: Imatra[9], Lemi[10], Luumäki[11], Miehikkälä[12], Ruokolahti[13], Taipalsaari[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Schwäbisch Hall[15], Drammen[16], Klin[17], Kolding[18], Lake Worth Beach[19], Rakvere[20], Szombathely[21], Örebro Municipality[22], Stykkishólmur[23]
- Legislative body: Lappeenranta City Council[24]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Lappeenranta[25]
- Postal code: 53810[26]
- Commons category: Lappeenranta[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[28], UTC+03:00[29]
- Inception: 1649[30]
- Significant event: Treaty of Åbo[31]
- Official website: https://lappeenranta.fi/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lappeenranta[33]
- Commons gallery: Lappeenranta[34]
- Population: 72,615[35], 72,875[36], 57,583[37], 58,041[38], 58,401[39], 58,707[40], 58,897[41], 58,982[42], 59,073[43], 59,118[44], 59,286[45], 70,313[46], 71,814[47], 71,982[48]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[51], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[52]
- Replaces: Joutseno[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lappeenranta include Lappeenranta Airport[54], an airport[55], in Finland[56], founded in 1918[57].
Why It Matters
Lappeenranta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Lappeenranta is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Lappeenranta include Lappeenranta Airport[54], an airport[55], in Finland[56], founded in 1918[57].