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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 3,329 (31 December 2021)[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 5.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.4/sq mi).
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 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Pieksämäki sub-region |
| Charter | 1578 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kristiina Järvenpää |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 925.20 km2 (357.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 559.16 km2 (215.89 sq mi) |
| • Water | 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 153rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,329 |
| • Rank | 208th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.95/km2 (15.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.rantasalmi.fi |
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
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "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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На других языках
- [en] Rantasalmi
[ru] Рантасалми
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