Sonkajärvi
E805325
Sonkajärvi is a municipality in the Northern Savonia region of Finland, known for its rural landscapes and as the home of the annual Wife Carrying World Championships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Northern Savonia wellbeing services county NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsed | coat of arms of Sonkajärvi ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | municipality of Finland ⓘ |
| distanceToHelsinkiApprox | 450 km GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceToKuopioApprox | 100 km GENERATED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Iisalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCentre | Sonkajärvi church village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cold continental climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Wife Carrying World Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForestCoverageHigh | true ⓘ |
| hasLake | numerous small lakes ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeApprox | 63.68 N ⓘ |
| hasLongitudeApprox | 27.52 E ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatusSince | 1922 ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Sonkajärvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.sonkajarvi.fi/ ⓘ |
| hasPopulationDensity | low ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Finnish regional road network ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | true ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | municipality ⓘ |
| hosts | Wife Carrying World Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUnilingually | Finnish ⓘ |
| knownFor | Wife Carrying World Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landscapeType | rural ⓘ |
| languageOfficial | Finnish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Savonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Savonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Kuopio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageCode | fi ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Iisalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Savo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationApproximate | 4000–5000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 74300 ⓘ |
| regionCodeISO | FI-NS ⓘ |
| regionType | inland ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionMajority | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Wife Carrying World Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sukevan vankila