Rääkkylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈræːˌkːylæ]; Swedish also Bräkylä) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 2,031 (31 December 2021),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in North Karelia in terms of population. It covers an area of 699.68 square kilometres (270.15 sq mi) of which 272.01 km2 (105.02 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Rääkkylä | |
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Municipality | |
Rääkkylän kunta Rääkkylä kommun | |
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![]() Location of Rääkkylä in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°18.8′N 029°37.5′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Central Karelia sub-region |
Charter | 1874 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Tuula Luukkonen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 699.68 km2 (270.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 427.68 km2 (165.13 sq mi) |
• Water | 272.01 km2 (105.02 sq mi) |
• Rank | 197th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,031 |
• Rank | 258th largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.75/km2 (12.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 2.2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 8.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 50.5% |
• 65 or older | 41.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
Website | www.raakkyla.fi |
The municipality has previously also been known as "Bräkylä" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Rääkkylä" also in Swedish.[6]
Rääkkylä as an independent municipality was established in 1874 from parts of Kitee and Liperi. Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee, Liperi, Savonlinna and Tohmajärvi.
Leading Finnish kantele manufacturer Koistinen Kantele has been functioning in Rääkkylä since 1995.
Media related to Rääkkylä at Wikimedia Commons
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