Salo

town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland
Organization town Q210987
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Salo

Summary

Salo is a town[1]. Salo ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salo is located in Southwest Finland[3].
  • Salo is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Salo's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Salo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[6].
  • Salo's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Salo's official language is recorded as Finnish[8].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Koski Tl[9].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Kimitoön[10].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Lohja[11].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Marttila[12].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Paimio[13].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Raseborg[14].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Sauvo[15].
  • Salo's shares border with is recorded as Somero[16].
  • Salo followed Halikko[17].
  • Salo followed Kiikala[18].
  • Salo followed Kisko[19].
  • Salo followed Kuusjoki[20].
  • Salo followed Muurla[21].
  • Salo followed Perniö[22].
  • Salo followed Pertteli[23].
  • Salo followed Suomusjärvi[24].
  • Salo followed Särkisalo[25].
  • Salo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Puchheim[26].
  • Salo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Elva City[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1887 marks the founding of Salo[28].

Identity

Predecessors include Halikko[17], Kiikala[18], Kisko[19], Kuusjoki[20], Muurla[21], and Perniö[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Salo include Salo Township[29], a township of Minnesota[30], in United States[31].

Why It Matters

Salo ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] Salo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Salo is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Salo include Salo Township[29], a township of Minnesota[30], in United States[31].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . 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. [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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . salo.fi. Retrieved . salo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . salo.fi. Retrieved . salo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Retrieved . 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. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Writing system Latin script
    Coat of arms coat of arms of Salo
    Instance of town, municipality of Finland, city
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 94396, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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