Suomussalmi

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municipality municipality of Finland populated place

Suomussalmi is a sparsely populated municipality in northeastern Finland, historically notable as the site of a major World War II battle during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → municipality of Finland → populated place →
battleDateRange	1939-12 to 1940-01 →
combatantsInvolved	Finland → Soviet Union →
conflictOccurredHere	Battle of Suomussalmi → Winter War →
country	Finland →
governingBody	Municipal council of Suomussalmi →
hasBorder	Hyrynsalmi → Kuhmo → Kuusamo → Puolanka → Russian Republic of Karelia → Taivalkoski →
hasClimate	subarctic climate →
hasCulturalRegion	Kainuu →
hasDemographicCharacteristic	low population density →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → forestry → tourism →
hasLandscapeType	boreal forest → lakes and wetlands →
hasMunicipalSeat	Ämmänsaari →
hasNotableArtInstallation	Silent People (Hiljainen kansa) →
hasNotableSite	Hossa National Park → Raate Road → Raate Road museum → Winter War exhibition →
hasOfficialLanguage	Finnish →
hasProtectedArea	Hossa National Park →
hasTouristAttraction	Silent People (Hiljainen kansa) →
hasWarMemorial	Battle of Suomussalmi memorials → Winter War memorials →
historicallyNotableFor	Battle of Suomussalmi → Winter War battles →
isSparselyPopulated	true →
locatedBy	Lake Kiantajärvi → Lake Vuokkijärvi →
locatedIn	Kainuu → northeastern Finland →
locatedInHistoricalProvince	Oulu Province (historical) →
locatedNear	Russian border →
observesDaylightSavingTime	Eastern European Summer Time →
partOf	Region of Kainuu →
resultOfBattle	Finnish victory →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
traversedBy	European route E63 → Highway 5 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Suomussalmi ("Municipal council of Suomussalmi") →	governingBody
Eastern Front of the Winter War ("Suomussalmi–Raate Road area") →	hasPart
Battle of Suomussalmi →	location
44th Rifle Division ("Suomussalmi, Finland") →	locationOfBattle
Battle of Raate Road ("Raate Road memorial in Suomussalmi") →	memorial
9th Division (Finland) →	operatedIn