Parainen municipality

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Parainen municipality is a coastal town and archipelago municipality in Southwest Finland known for its bilingual Finnish-Swedish community and extensive island landscape.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeCenter Parainen
belongsTo Finnish archipelago municipalities
climate cold temperate climate
country Finland
governingBody municipal council
hasCharacteristic archipelago municipality
coastal municipality
hasCoastlineOn Archipelago Sea
Baltic Sea
hasEconomicActivity summer cottages and seasonal residents
hasFeature coastal landscape
extensive archipelago
forested islands
numerous islands
rocky skerries
small villages on islands
hasIndustry services
small-scale fishing
tourism
hasMajorityLanguage Swedish
hasMinorityLanguage Finnish
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasTransportConnection ferry routes
road connections to Turku
isBilingual true
knownFor bilingual Finnish-Swedish community
island landscape
maritime culture
languagePolicy bilingual municipal services
locatedIn European Union
Finland Proper
Nordic countries
Southwest Finland
Turku archipelago
linked to: Turku Archipelago
locatedOn coast of the Baltic Sea
mergedFrom Houtskari
Iniö
Korppoo
linked to: Korpo (Korppoo)

Nauvo
Parainen
officialLanguage Finnish
Swedish
partOf Archipelago Sea region
linked to: Archipelago Sea
region Southwest Finland
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parainen formedByMergerOf Parainen municipality
Seili locatedIn municipality of Parainen
subject linked to: Seili (Själö)
linked to: Parainen municipality
Seili governedBy municipality of Parainen
subject linked to: Seili (Själö)
linked to: Parainen municipality
Nauvo municipality borderedBy Parainen municipality (before consolidation)
linked to: Parainen municipality