Rantasalmi
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| Rantasalmen kunta | ||
| Rantasalmi centre
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| Location of Rantasalmi in Finland Location of Rantasalmi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| 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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,714 | |
| • Rank | 214th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.64/km2 (17.2/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 3,714 (31 March 2016)[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 6.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/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
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rantasalmi – Official website (Finnish)
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