Salo
town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland
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Summary
Salo is a town[1]. Salo ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Southwest Finland[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[5], city[6]
- Official language: Finnish[7]
- Shares border with: Koski Tl[8], Kimitoön[9], Lohja[10], Marttila[11], Paimio[12], Raseborg[13], Sauvo[14], Somero[15]
- Follows: Halikko[16], Kiikala[17], Kisko[18], Kuusjoki[19], Muurla[20], Perniö[21], Pertteli[22], Suomusjärvi[23], Särkisalo[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Puchheim[25], Elva City[26], Odder[27], Rzhev[28], Nagykanizsa[29], St. Anthony[30], Wuhan[31], Qingdao[32], Ogre[33], Anija Rural Municipality[34], Vennesla[35]
- Legislative body: Salo City Council[36]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Salo[37]
- Writing system: Latin script[38]
- Commons category: Salo[39]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[40], UTC+03:00[41]
- Inception: January 1, 1887[42]
- Official website: https://salo.fi/[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salo, Finland[44]
- Commons gallery: Salo[45]
- Email address: mailto:kirjaamo@salo.fi[46]
- Population: 54,439[47], 53,890[48], 24,199[49], 24,561[50], 24,600[51], 24,686[52], 24,794[53], 24,878[54], 25,201[55], 25,500[56], 25,802[57], 54,777[58], 54,889[59], 55,235[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Salo include Salo Township[61], a township of Minnesota[62], in United States[63].
Why It Matters
Salo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Salo is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Salo include Salo Township[61], a township of Minnesota[62], in United States[63].