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| Rantasalmi | |
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| Municipality | |
| Rantasalmen kunta Rantasalmi kommun | |
 Rantasalmi centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rantasalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°E / 62.067; 28.300 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna |
| Charter | 1578 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kristiina Järvenpää |
| Area | |
| • Total | 925.20 km (357.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 559.53 km (216.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 366.61 km (141.55 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 153rd largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,261 |
| • Rank | 208th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.83/km (15.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53% |
| • 65 or older | 35.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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 3,261 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 925.20 square kilometres (357.22 sq mi) of which 366.61 km (141.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.1/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
- Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), a Finnish–American architect was born in Rantasalmi.
- Laura Netzel (1839-1927), pianist, composer and conductor
- Jukka Lehtonen (born 1982), volleyball player
- Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Lauri Kaukonen (1902-1975), Secretariate Counsellor
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "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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