Tornio

Summary

Tornio is a town^[1]. Tornio ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tornio is located in Lapland^[3].
• Tornio is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Tornio is on the body of water Torne River^[5].
• Tornio is on the body of water Bothnian Bay^[6].
• Tornio's image is recorded as View from Suensaari water tower Tornio 20150806 02.JPG^[7].
• Tornio's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Tornio's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[9].
• Tornio's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Tornio's instance of is recorded as border city^[11].
• Tornio's instance of is recorded as town divided by border^[12].
• Tornio's official language is recorded as Finnish^[13].
• Tornio's shares border with is recorded as Haparanda Municipality^[14].
• Tornio's shares border with is recorded as Kemi^[15].
• Tornio's shares border with is recorded as Keminmaa^[16].
• Tornio's shares border with is recorded as Tervola^[17].
• Tornio's shares border with is recorded as Ylitornio^[18].
• Tornio's coat of arms image is recorded as Tornio.vaakuna.svg^[19].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kirovsk^[20].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Szekszárd^[21].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Devizes^[22].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hammerfest^[23].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vetlanda Municipality^[24].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valga City^[25].
• Tornio's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ikast^[26].
• Tornio's legislative body is recorded as Tornio City Council^[27].

Body

Founding

+1621-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tornio^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tornion kaupunki'}^[29] and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Torneå stad'}^[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tornio include Kemi-Tornio Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Finland^[33].

Why It Matters

Tornio ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).^[2] Tornio has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Tornio is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Tornio include Kemi-Tornio Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Finland^[33].