Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,431 (31 December 2021)[6] and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km² (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.8/sq mi).

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Sulkava
Municipality
Sulkavan kunta Sulkava kommun
Sulkava church
Coat of arms
Location of Sulkava in Finland
Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Savonia
Sub-region	Savonlinna sub-region
Charter	1630
Government
• Municipal manager	Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	769.20 km2 (296.99 sq mi)
• Land	584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi)
• Water	184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi)
• Rank	144th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,431
• Rank	240th largest in Finland
• Density	4.16/km2 (10.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.6% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	1.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	8.2%
• 15 to 64	52.5%
• 65 or older	39.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21%
Website	www.sulkava.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa.

Notable people

• Eila Pellinen
• Kalevi Hämäläinen
• Timo Rautiainen
• Albin Savola

Gallery

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  Sulkava centre during winter
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  A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
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  Church boat team during a rowing contest in Sulkava

References

External links

Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Sulkava – Official website

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[ru] Сулкава