Parikkala

municipality in the region of South Karelia in Finland
Organization municipality_of_finland Q240086
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Parikkala

Summary

Parikkala is a municipality of Finland[1]. Parikkala draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_finland category, ranking #47 of 319).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parikkala is located in South Karelia[3].
  • Parikkala is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Parikkala's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[5].
  • Parikkala's official language is recorded as Finnish[6].
  • Parikkala's shares border with is recorded as Kitee[7].
  • Parikkala's shares border with is recorded as Rautjärvi[8].
  • Parikkala's shares border with is recorded as Ruokolahti[9].
  • Parikkala's shares border with is recorded as Savonlinna[10].
  • Parikkala followed Saari[11].
  • Parikkala followed Uukuniemi[12].
  • Parikkala's legislative body is recorded as Parikkala municipal council[13].
  • Parikkala's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Parikkala[14].
  • Parikkala's Commons category is recorded as Parikkala[15].
  • Parikkala's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[16].
  • Parikkala's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[17].
  • January 1, 1635 marks the founding of Parikkala[18].
  • Parikkala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.55, 'lon': 29.5}[19].
  • Parikkala's official website is recorded as https://parikkala.fi/[20].
  • Parikkala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parikkala[21].
  • Parikkala's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][22].
  • Parikkala has a population of {'amount': '+5493'}[23].
  • Parikkala has a population of {'amount': '+5235'}[24].
  • Parikkala has a population of {'amount': '+4689'}[25].
  • Parikkala has a population of {'amount': '+4582'}[26].
  • Parikkala has a population of {'amount': '+4540'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1635 marks the founding of Parikkala[18].

Identity

Parikkala's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Parikkalan kunta'}[28]. Predecessors include Saari[11] and Uukuniemi[12].

Why It Matters

Parikkala draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_finland category, ranking #47 of 319).[2] Parikkala has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with Kitee, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti +1
    Associated electoral district Southeast Finland
    Coordinate location {'lat': 61.55, 'lon': 29.5}
    Country
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