Rantasalmi

Rantasalmi
Municipality
Rantasalmen kunta
Rantasalmi kommun
Rantasalmi centre
Rantasalmi centre
Coat of arms of Rantasalmi
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°E / 62.067; 28.300
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Savonia
Sub-regionPieksämäki sub-region
Charter1578
Government
 • Municipal managerKristiina Järvenpää
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total925.20 km2 (357.22 sq mi)
 • Land559.53 km2 (216.04 sq mi)
 • Water366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi)
 • Rank153rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,295
 • Rank208th largest in Finland
 • Density5.89/km2 (15.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.6% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others4.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1411.4%
 • 15 to 6453%
 • 65 or older35.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.rantasalmi.fi

Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of Savonlinna and 92 kilometres (57 mi) northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of 3,295 (31 December 2023)[6] and covers an area of 925.20 square kilometres (357.22 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.3/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Some villages

Asikkala, Osikonmäki, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki and Vaahersalo.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

External links

Media related to Rantasalmi at Wikimedia Commons Rantasalmi travel guide from Wikivoyage

  • Municipality of Rantasalmi – Official website (in Finnish)


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