Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki | |
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Town | |
Pieksämäen kaupunki Pieksämäki stad | |
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Coordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E / 62.300°N 27.133°ECoordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E / 62.300°N 27.133°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southern Savonia |
Sub-region | Pieksämäki sub-region |
Charter | 1962 |
Re-established | 2007 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Ulla Nykänen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,836.22 km2 (708.97 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,569.63 km2 (606.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) |
Area rank | 40th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,373 |
• Rank | 66th largest in Finland |
• Density | 11.07/km2 (28.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.5% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.7% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
• 65 or older | 33.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.pieksamaki.fi |
Pieksämäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpie̯ksæˌmæki]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Mikkeli, 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Jyväskylä and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Kuopio. The town has a population of 17,373 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,836.22 square kilometres (708.97 sq mi) of which 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.7/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.
The town of Pieksämäki was formed on January 1, 2007 with the consolidation of the municipalities of Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa.
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics[]
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
- Centre Party 33.8%
- Social Democratic Party 23.0%
- True Finns 14.7%
- National Coalition Party 10.3%
- Green League 6.7%
- Christian Democrats 4.8%
- Left Alliance 4.7%
International relations[]
Twin towns — sister cities[]
Pieksämäki is twinned with:
- Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
- Falkenberg, Sweden
- Gyöngyös, Hungary
- Porsgrunn, Norway
- Shuya, Russia
Notable people[]
- Rietrik Polén (1823–1884), journalist and Finnish nationalist
- Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929,) lichenologist
- Sylvi Kekkonen (1900-1974), writer and First Lady of Finland
- Ville Leskinen (1995–), ice hockey player for Jukurit
- Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (1989–), Olympic swimmer
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Pieksämäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Pieksämäki – Official website
- Visit Pieksämäki – Official tourism website
- Pieksämäki
- Populated places established in 1962
- 1962 establishments in Finland
- Cities and towns in Finland
- Eastern Finland Province geography stubs