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Seinäjoki
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English
Proper noun
en Q6157en municipality/capital city r:pref/South Ostrobothnia c/Finland.
en Q11892841en river r/South Ostrobothnia c/Finland.
Translations
a city in Finland
Finnish: fi Seinäjoki
Swedish: sv Seinäjoki n, sv Östermyra n obsolete
Finnish
fi:
thumb|upright=0.75|fi Seinäjoki kartalla|alt=Map of Finland with Seinäjoki highlighted
thumb|upright=0.75|fi Kuvia Seinäjoelta|alt=Gallery of photos from Seinäjoki, Finland
Etymology
From the name of the river; fi seinä wall joki river, thought to be because of the deep riverbed (at least at the site of the town), with "walls" on both sides on the river. First attested as fi Seineiokij in 1571.
Pronunciation
seinä-joki Fi-Seinäjoki.ogg
Proper noun
fi Seinäjoki Q6157
fi Seinäjoki Q11892841
Declension
external Seinäjoki Seinäjoella
Seinäjo k a sg
Derived terms
fi seinäjokelainen seinäjokinen
fi compounds Peräseinäjoki
Descendants
1 en Seinäjoki
1 sv Seinäjoki
References