Paimio (Finnish: [ˈpɑi̯mio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
Paimio
Pemar | |
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Town | |
Paimion kaupunki Pemars stad | |
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![]() Location of Paimio in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E | |
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Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
City rights | 1997 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Jari Jussinmäki |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 238.35 km2 (92.03 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
• Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,041 |
• Rank | 90th largest in Finland |
• Density | 46.32/km2 (120.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.7% |
• Others | 0.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 19.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
• 65 or older | 22.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.75% |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.paimio.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 11,041 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 46.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Paimio is twinned with:
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