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 3,297 (31 December 2023)[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 5.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.3/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 / 62.067°N 28.300°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 | 559.53 km2 (216.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 153rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,297 |
| • Rank | 208th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.89/km2 (15.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5.7% |
| 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) |
| Website | www |
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
- Lauri Kaukonen (1902-1975), Secretariate Counsellor
References
External links
Media related to Rantasalmi at Wikimedia Commons
Rantasalmi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Rantasalmi – Official website (in Finnish)