NLS-FI INSPIRE Geographical Names Theme Dataset

NLS-FI INSPIRE Geographical Names Theme Dataset is a dataset depicting the Named Places and Geographical Names covering the whole of Finland. It contains the following INSPIRE feature types: NamedPlace

The elements are updated weekly. The dataset is based on the Geographic Names Register of the National Land Survey of Finland:

http://www.paikkatietohakemisto.fi/geonetwork/srv/fin/catalog.search#/metadata/eec8a276-a406-4b0a-8896-741cd716ade6

The dataset is available via the NLS-FI INSPIRE Download Service (WFS) for Geographical Names Theme and it can be viewed via the NLS-FI INSPIRE View Service (WMS) for Geographical Names.

Date (Publication): 2016-11-10

Code: http://paikkatiedot.fi/so/ffd96434-d508-42db-a6af-bde8cc7db250

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Land Survey of Finland		verkkopalvelut@maanmittauslaitos.fi	Owner

Paikkatietohakemiston asiasanasto

avoindata.fi

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geographical names

EU legislation

High-value dataset categories

Geospatial

Alueellinen laajuus

National

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: no limitations to public access

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 25000

Spatial resolution

No information provided.

Language: English

Topic category

Location

Unique resource identifier: EPSG:3067

Topology level: Topology 1D

Geometric object type: Point

Distribution format

Name	Version
NLS-FI INSPIRE Download Service (WFS) for Geographical Names	2.0

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/maps-and-spatial-data/expert-users/product-descriptions/geographic-names

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wms	https://inspire-wms.maanmittauslaitos.fi/inspire-wms/GN/ows?service=wms&request=GetCapabilities
http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wfs	https://inspire-wfs.maanmittauslaitos.fi/inspire-wfs/gn?request=GetCapabilities&service=wfs&version
http://www.opengis.net/def/docs/17-069r3	https://avoin-paikkatieto.maanmittauslaitos.fi/geographic-names/features/v1/
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi/karttapaikka/tiedostopalvelu/nimisto?lang=en

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Domain consistency

Conformance result

Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: Dataset is an INSPIRE conformant dataset.

Pass: Yes

Statement: The dataset is generated from the NLS Geographic Names.

Metadata

File identifier: ffd96434-d508-42db-a6af-bde8cc7db250 XML

Metadata language: English

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Hierarchy level name: Aineisto

Date stamp: 2025-04-22T14:59:25

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Land Survey of Finland		verkkopalvelut@maanmittauslaitos.fi	Point of contact

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