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Pieksämäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpie̯ksæˌmæki]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Mikkeli, 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Jyväskylä and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Kuopio. The town has a population of 17,245 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,836.22 square kilometres (708.97 sq mi) of which 266.76 km² (103.00 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.

Pieksämäki
Town
Pieksämäen kaupunki Pieksämäki stad
Coat of arms
Location of Pieksämäki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Savonia
Sub-region	Pieksämäki sub-region
Charter	1962
Re-established	2007
Government
• Town manager	Ulla Nykänen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,836.22 km2 (708.97 sq mi)
• Land	1,569.63 km2 (606.04 sq mi)
• Water	266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi)
• Rank	40th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	17,245
• Rank	66th largest in Finland
• Density	10.99/km2 (28.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.5% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	1.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	11.7%
• 15 to 64	55.1%
• 65 or older	33.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	22%
Website	www.pieksamaki.fi

Formation

Pieksämäki was formed as a town on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa municipalities.

Transport

Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.

Education

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.

Politics

Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:

• Centre Party 33.8%
• Social Democratic Party 23.0%
• True Finns 14.7%
• National Coalition Party 10.3%
• Green League 6.7%
• Christian Democrats 4.8%
• Left Alliance 4.7%

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Pieksämäki is twinned with:

• Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
• Falkenberg, Sweden
• Gyöngyös, Hungary
• Porsgrunn, Norway
• Shuya, Russia

Notable people

• Rietrik Polén (1823–1884), journalist and Finnish nationalist
• Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929,) lichenologist
• Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), writer and First Lady of Finland
• Ville Leskinen (1995–), ice hockey player for Jukurit
• Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (1989–), olympic swimmer
• Esapekka Lappi (1991–), rally driver

See also

• Jäppilä

References

External links

Media related to Pieksämäki at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Pieksämäki – Official website
• Visit Pieksämäki – Official tourism website

На других языках

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[de] Pieksämäki

Pieksämäki [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈpie̯ksæˌmæki] ist eine Stadt mit 17.375 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020) in Ostfinnland. Sie liegt rund 300 Kilometer nordöstlich der Hauptstadt Helsinki in der Seenplatte der Landschaft Savo.

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- [en] Pieksämäki

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[ru] Пиексямяки

Пи́ексямяки (фин. Pieksämäki) — город и муниципалитет в провинции Южное Саво в Финляндии. Численность населения составляет 18877 человек (2015). Площадь города 1836,40 км², из которых водная поверхность занимает 266,56 км². Плотность населения — 12,03 чел/км². Пиексямяки граничит с такими муниципалитетами, как Ханкасалми, Йоройнен, Юва, Кангасниеми, Леппявирта, Миккели, Рауталампи и Суоненйоки. Расстояние до Хельсинки — 292 км.

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