Rantasalmi
| Rantasalmi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Rantasalmen kunta | ||
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Rantasalmi centre | ||
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 Location of Rantasalmi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°ECoordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Pieksämäki sub-region | |
| Charter | 1578 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kristiina Järvenpää | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 925.77 km2 (357.44 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 559.16 km2 (215.89 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 120th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,779 | |
| • Rank | 214th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.76/km2 (17.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 1.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.rantasalmi.fi | |
Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,779 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 925.77 square kilometres (357.44 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.5/sq mi).
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
- Adolf Fredrik Munck, (1749 – 1831), Count Munck af Fulkila, alleged father of Gustav IV of Sweden was born in Rantasalmi
- Jukka Lehtonen (born 1982), volleyball player
- Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), ice hockey player
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Rantasalmi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rantasalmi – Official website (Finnish)
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