Lappeenranta

Summary

Lappeenranta is a city^[1]. Lappeenranta draws 847 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #557 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lappeenranta is located in South Karelia^[3].
• Lappeenranta is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Lappeenranta is on the body of water Saimaa^[5].
• Lappeenranta's head of government is recorded as Tuomo Sallinen^[6].
• Lappeenranta's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Lappeenranta's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[8].
• Lappeenranta's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Lappeenranta's shares border with is recorded as Imatra^[10].
• Lappeenranta's shares border with is recorded as Lemi^[11].
• Lappeenranta's shares border with is recorded as Luumäki^[12].
• Lappeenranta's shares border with is recorded as Miehikkälä^[13].
• Lappeenranta's shares border with is recorded as Ruokolahti^[14].
• Lappeenranta's shares border with is recorded as Taipalsaari^[15].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwäbisch Hall^[16].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Drammen^[17].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klin^[18].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolding^[19].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lake Worth Beach^[20].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rakvere^[21].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Szombathely^[22].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Örebro Municipality^[23].
• Lappeenranta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stykkishólmur^[24].
• Lappeenranta's legislative body is recorded as Lappeenranta City Council^[25].
• Lappeenranta's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Lappeenranta^[26].
• Lappeenranta's postal code is recorded as 53810^[27].

Body

Geography

Lappeenranta is in the country of Finland^[4]. Lappeenranta is located in South Karelia^[3]. Lappeenranta is on the body of water Saimaa^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+72615'}^[28], {'amount': '+72875'}^[29], {'amount': '+57583'}^[30], {'amount': '+58041'}^[31], {'amount': '+58401'}^[32], and {'amount': '+58707'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and municipality of Finland^[8].

History and Context

1649 marks the founding of Lappeenranta^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lappeenranta include Lappeenranta Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Finland^[37], founded in 1918^[38].

Why It Matters

Lappeenranta draws 847 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #557 of 5,534).^[2] Lappeenranta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Lappeenranta is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Lappeenranta include Lappeenranta Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Finland^[37], founded in 1918^[38].