Pieksämäki

town in the region of Southern Savonia in Finland
Organization town Q613701
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Pieksämäki

Summary

Pieksämäki is a town[1]. Pieksämäki ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pieksämäki is located in South Savo[3].
  • Pieksämäki is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Pieksämäki's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Pieksämäki's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[6].
  • Pieksämäki's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Pieksämäki's instance of is recorded as railway town[8].
  • Pieksämäki's official language is recorded as Finnish[9].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Hankasalmi[10].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Joroinen[11].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Juva[12].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Kangasniemi[13].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Leppävirta[14].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Mikkeli[15].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Rautalampi[16].
  • Pieksämäki's shares border with is recorded as Suonenjoki[17].
  • Pieksämäki followed Pieksänmaa[18].
  • Pieksämäki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality[19].
  • Pieksämäki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Falkenberg Municipality[20].
  • Pieksämäki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gyöngyös[21].
  • Pieksämäki's legislative body is recorded as Pieksämäki City Council[22].
  • Pieksämäki's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Pieksämäki[23].
  • Pieksämäki's Commons category is recorded as Pieksämäki[24].
  • Pieksämäki's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[25].
  • Pieksämäki's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[26].
  • January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Pieksämäki[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Pieksämäki[27].

Identity

Pieksämäki's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Pieksämäen kaupunki'}[28]. Pieksämäki followed Pieksänmaa[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pieksämäki include 1523 Pieksämäki[29], an asteroid[30].

Why It Matters

Pieksämäki ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] Pieksämäki has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Pieksämäki is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Pieksämäki include 1523 Pieksämäki[29], an asteroid[30].

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] . Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . The correspondence table between municipalities and language distribution in 2024. 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. [14] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . gyongyos.hu. Retrieved . gyongyos.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms coat of arms of Pieksämäki
    Instance of town, municipality of Finland, city +1
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